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deJongh submits Administration's first Fiscal Year Budget totaling $799.2 million
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| Governor John P.
deJongh, Jr. met with members of the 27th Legislature on May 30, 2007 to formally present his administration's FY2008 budget. The meeting was held at Estate Catharineberg on Denmark Hill ahead of the press conference in which the proposed spending plan was presented to the public. |
May 30, 2007...Gov. John deJongh today submitted the Fiscal Year 2008 budget for the Executive Branch in accordance with provisions of the Revised Organic Act of 1954. The balanced spending plan totaling $799.2 million dollars was presented to the 27th Legislature during a meeting between deJongh and senators on Wednesday morning. DeJongh outlined the provisions of the proposed budget in a Government House news conference.
"Consistent with our commitment to truth in governing, I offer you a document that accurately depicts our current fiscal situation and makes an effort to bring about an environment of openness and transparency in government," deJongh said Wednesday.
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