Gov. Tom Wolf will pitch his eighth and last budget proposal to lawmakers Tuesday, as the Democrat pushes Republicans to spend more federal pandemic relief aid now and Wolf looks to cement his public school legacy by securing a big boost in state aid.
The state’s bank accounts are brimming with cash, and Wolf, who is constitutionally required to leave office next January when his second term ends, is touting himself as the only governor since Dick Thornburgh in 1987 to leave a cash surplus to his successor.However, bullish plans on spending by Wolf and his fellow Democrats in the Legislature are getting pushback from Republican lawmakers.
The details of Wolf’s budget plan for the 2022-23 fiscal year starting July 1 remain under wraps, but he has made it plain that public school funding is his top priority.Wolf will almost certainly propose an operating budget that spends well above this year’s $38.6 billion approved plan for state dollars.
“We need to continue to make generational investments that will put Pennsylvania on a path to prosperity for years to come,” Wolf said. “What I’m going to say in my budget address in a couple weeks: ‘we need to pay our bills.’” Wolf and Democratic lawmakers also want to spend $1.7 billion of the federal aid on workers, the health care sector, environmental programs and a one-time property tax subsidy for lower-income homeowners and renters.Given the state’s big cash cushion, Wolf appears unlikely to propose an increase in the state income or sales taxes, the state’s two main sources of income.
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