Doerflinger: Budget is ‘Gimmick Free’
No pay raises for state workers in Oklahoma governor’s proposed budget
By Michael McNutt
Gov. Mary Fallin’s proposal to cut the highest bracket of Oklahoma’s personal income tax rate, a much more modest plan than her idea last year that fell flat with lawmakers, is part of a nearly $7 billion budget that her chief budget adviser calls gimmick-free.
“There are no tricks or gimmicks in this budget,” said Preston Doerflinger, the governor’s finance secretary.
The governor for the second year in a row urged lawmakers Monday to cut the top bracket of the state’s personal income tax, which would be a $40 million hit on state revenues for the upcoming fiscal year as well as calling for increases in spending for mental health and child welfare services.