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Published: October 6, 2009 - 3:08 pm
(AP) - Gov. David Paterson has ordered a $500 million cut in
non-personnel spending by New York state agencies to help deal with a deficit
estimated at more than $2.1 billion.
He said the reduction represents about 4 percent of total
agency spending and won't come from salaries.
Mr. Paterson cut agency budgets last year to deal with the
state's fiscal crisis, saving about $1 billion.
Mr. Paterson can make the cuts in the executive branch
without the approval of the Legislature, but deeper cuts in programs will still
need legislative support.
He's also encouraging agencies to trim personnel costs
through attrition.
Mr. Paterson warns the recession has cut so deeply into tax
revenues that the deficit may be $3 billion in the current fiscal year.
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