Mills’ next budget in balance without tax hikes, despite revenue losses
The budget that Gov. Janet Mills will submit to the Legislature on Friday would maintain critical government services at a time when they are needed most, says Finance Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa.
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A new two-year state budget proposal Gov. Janet Mills will deliver to the Legislature keeps state spending in check without raising taxes or cutting programs and services Maine citizens depend on most, a top official in Mills’ Cabinet said Thursday.
Kirsten Figueroa, commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, said state government finances were solidly in the black going into the COVID-19 pandemic last March. That positioned the state well for revenue losses triggered by restrictions on business ordered by Mills to slow the spread of the virus.