Thursday, January 31, 2013
Weston Rep. Alice Peisch said she needed some time to work through the governor's $34.8 billion budget proposal.
When Gov. Deval Patrick announced his $34.8 billion budget proposal last week, Weston representative Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley) said she felt a certain amount of surprise over some of the elements, but was glad to see several of the governor's recommendations. In particular, Peisch said she was generally pleased to see Patrick's emphasis on transportation and education, but still needed some time to "digest" the details, particularly the suggested changes in the tax structure and what exactly would be funded under the proposed transportation and education elements. Patrick's proposal asks for an increase in the state income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent coupled with a reduction in the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent. It …
Check out the local aid numbers for Weston based on Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed budget.
Weston is set to receive $1.3 million more from the state in Fiscal Year 2014 than it is estimated to receive in FY13 under Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed budget. In addition to the increase in aid, Weston's assessment is set to decrease by $14,022, from $289,019 in FY13 to $274,997 in FY14. The bulk of the state aid increase for Weston can be found under the Chapter 70 line item. Weston's Chapter 70 funding is slated to increase from $2.5 million in FY13 to $3.8 million in FY14. The small other increase comes in the school lunch reimbursement line item. The House and Senate will next propose their own plans and then agree on a final product before getting the budget to Patrick's desk for his signature before the new fiscal year begins on …
Thursday, July 5, 2012
The bill increases public aid while not raising taxes.
The House and Senate overwhelming passed a $32.5 billion budget last week and Gov. Deval Patrick has until July 8 to review and sign it, or to issue vetoes. The thrust of the bill is to shore up aid to public programs while at the same time not increasing the burden to taxpayers. Overall, the 2013 budget is about 3 percent higher than this year's, but considerably tighter than previous recent years. Here are some of the bill's highlights: 1. It includes no new taxes or fees. Instead, $516 million will be taken from existing funds, including $350 million from the state's rainy day fund, leaving it over a billion dollars in the black. Still, that's down from the $2.2 billion it had in 2008. 2. It tightens welfare. The bill would limit the …
