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Gov. Pawlenty's Budget
This is a summary of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget, if he were to have taken the Budget Balancer. In other words, this is a simplified version of his actual budget. But it does give you a fairly detailed look at the moves he's proposing, and what the effects of those decisions might be.
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| Governor's Budget Summary |
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Projection |
This Budget |
| Revenue |
30,714,000,000.00 |
31,291,000,000.00 |
| Expenditures |
31,180,000,000.00 |
31,281,000,000.00 |
| Balance |
-466,000,000.00 |
10,000,000.00 |
| Expenditures |
| K-12 Education |
12,413,000,000.00 |
| General Education |
+$400 million
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| Impact:
Add $400 million or 3.3% to general education to cover inflation.
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| Health and Human Services |
8,385,000,000.00 |
| State Health Care Assistance |
-$247 million
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| Impact:
Cut $247 million or 3.3% from state health care assistance and grants.
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| Payments to Providers |
+$0
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| Impact:
Provide no money to match inflation, which is like cutting payments to health care providers 3.3%.
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| Aid to Local Government |
2,921,000,000.00 |
| Local Government Aid |
-$40 million
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| Impact:
Cut $40 million, or 3% in aid to suburban cities.
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| Higher Education |
2,772,000,000.00 |
| MnSCU |
-$25 million
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| Impact:
Cut $25 million or 2% of state funding for MnSCU.
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| University of Minnesota |
+$47 million
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| Impact:
Add $47 million or 4% to state support for the U of M.
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| Aid for Low-Income Students |
+$0
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| Impact:
Provide no money to match inflation, which is like cutting about 3.3% of student aid.
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| Criminal Justice |
1,684,000,000.00 |
| Courts |
+$41 million
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| Impact:
Add $41 million or 8% to the courts.
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| Public Defenders |
+$30 million
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| Impact:
Add $30 million or 27% to the public defenders' budget.
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| Corrections |
+$26 million
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| Impact:
Add $26 million or 3% to corrections.
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| State Government and the Arts |
539,000,000.00 |
| State Agencies |
-$81 million
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| Impact:
Cut $81 million or 14.5% of state agency funds.
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| Arts and Culture |
-$2 million
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| Impact:
Cut the Perpich Center and Historical Society by $2 million.
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| Other Areas |
628,000,000.00 |
| Environment and Conservation |
-$20 million
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| Impact:
Cut $20 million or 9% from conservation and the environment.
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| Agriculture |
+$0
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| Impact:
Provide no money to match inflation, which is like cutting agriculture 3.3%.
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| Economic Development |
-$28 million
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| Impact:
Cut $28 million or 8% by reducing youth programs, tourism support and housing assistance.
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| Revenue |
| Income Taxes |
0.00 |
| Personal Income Tax |
+$0
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| Impact:
Don't change personal income taxes.
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| Corporate Income Tax |
+$0
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| Impact:
Don't change corporate income taxes.
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| Sales Taxes |
0.00 |
| Sales Tax |
+$0
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| Impact:
Don't change sales taxes.
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| Automobile Sales Tax |
+$0
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| Impact:
Don't change the automobile sales tax
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| One-Time Moves |
0.00 |
| Revenue Shifts |
+$110 million
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| Impact:
Use tax and one-time policy shifts to net $110 million.
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| Payment Delays |
+$121 million
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| Impact:
Gain $121 million by freezing child care payments and delaying projects for low-income folks.
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| Switch Funding Sources |
+$221 million
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| Impact:
Shift fees and pay for GAMC with the Health Care Access Fund to get $221 million.
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| Raid Reserves |
-$75 million
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| Impact:
Put $75 million in the reserve to cover anticipated federal cuts.
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| 'Sin Taxes' |
0.00 |
| Tobacco Tax |
+$0
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| Impact:
Don't change the tobacco tax.
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| Alcohol Taxes |
+$0
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| Impact:
Don't change alcohol taxes.
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| Expand Gambling |
+$200 million
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| Impact:
Gain $200 million by opening a metro-area casino.
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