Fallin ‘Disheartened’ Over House Committee Failure On Tax Package
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2017
Governor Mary Fallin Statement on House Committee Failure to Advance Budget Bill
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget (JCAB) failed to advance House Bill 1054x:
“I was hopeful that the Senate’s resolution would have provided a path for success. It met the elements of most of my special session call: providing a teacher and state employee pay raise; putting Oklahoma on a path to long-term stability by making more recurring revenue available; and reducing the use of one-time funds to balance our budget.
“I’m extremely disheartened by the inability of the House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget (JCAB) to advance House Bill 1054x. I believe Oklahomans lost today by the House committee’s inability to move this budget solution forward.
“It appears that as a result of the House JCAB’s failure to pass the budget bill, we will have to prepare a budget that will include drastic across-the-board cuts for all state agencies to deal with the loss of revenue. The House JCAB’s inability to pass a meaningful revenue bill means our state will not have enough funds for agencies to deliver essential core services that work for our people. As a result, worst-case scenarios will become reality. Our state is at a fiscal crossroads, and it’s unfortunate that this House committee couldn’t get the job done and failed so miserably by keeping us on a road to failure.
“Oklahomans deserve better!”
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you can be disappointed all you want , when it comes to raising taxes on a state that’s already over taxed , that wont stand ! one of the riches state in this country and you act as if we are in dire straights, when we all know different . reach into the corporations here that are destroying oklahoma land , and homes , and cities and towns and ask them how they fill ? and God’s only know what this will do to our water supply on down the road, for the sake of the green backs . they have made millions upon millions and its time this state got a fair shake . all of them up their side with the lobbyists and the corporations instead of doing whats right for this state . do your pockets weight heavy ? they ought to and its a sick feeling to know that people such as this, were entrusted to anything . The way I see it , this Bill or budget was corrupt from the get go .now stop lie-ing to the citizens of this state and increase the GTP to 7 % for the money you stole for lowing it and wind 5% and all other entities doing business in this state to 1% and leave the Tax payer out of it , as for your teachers raise no , I want a full AUDIT of education , because someones got their hand in the cookie jar , as for state workers , yes , they need a raise in wages . as for your 3000 in tax deduction , that depends on Trump . as for state taxes NO hike .