Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to believe that he is delivering affordability. But his unaffordable budget tells a different story.
The Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) recently projected that the governor’s $53 billion spending plan will result in a nearly $7 billion deficit. When questioned publicly, the Shapiro administration fails to account for this significant financial shortfall.
“We have to provide for … a balanced budget,” said Zachary Reber, Shapiro’s secretary of the budget, during a recent appropriations meeting. “If there’s not enough surplus or current revenues to cover the expenditures, then we have to provide for new revenue sources—and we’ve done that.”
That’s simply not true.
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