How the Governor's Budget Proposal Would Affect Concord
The new budget would see a small increase in local aid to Concord.
Last Wednesday, Governor Patrick submitted his $34.8 billion budget to the Legislature. The proposed income tax hike is part of a comprehensive package aimed at investing in the state's infrastructure and in driving growth, Patrick said.
Take a look at how the numbers affect Concord:
|
FY 2013 Cherry Sheet Estimate |
FY 2014 Gov. budget ($) |
Difference ($) | |
| Education Funding | |||
| Chapter 70 state education aid |
2,075,197 |
3,155,701 |
1,080,504 |
| Total education aid |
2,111,759 |
3,180,486 |
1,068,727 |
| General government | |||
| Unrestricted general government |
981,239 |
981,239 |
0 |
| Sub-total, All general government |
1,633,158 |
1,699,148 |
35,990 |
Both education aid and general government aid would increase for fiscal 2014 over FY13.
Education aid saw a total increase of $1,068,727 for FY14, while the Chapter 70 education aid boost is even greater than that, at $1,080,504. Meanwhile, general government aid for Concord would sa increase of $35,990 over FY13.
Check out the PDF attached above for a more complete look at the Cherry Sheet for Concord
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
1:04 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
How about the massive amount of money to be extracted from Concord in increased taxes?
Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III
Bill Montague
1:05 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
My feelings are that the Govener seems to know what his is doing. So I am happy to back him. That is one difficust job for anyone! Cheers! Bill Montague