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New York State Senator Pam Helming, Assemblyman Jeff Gallahan and Farmington Town Supervisor Peter Ingalsbe are calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to restore the VLT funding cuts in his Executive Budget.
The budget eliminates nearly $1.5 million in potential funding to the Town of Farmington and Ontario County.
Currently, Ontario County and the Town of Farmington receive a portion of the proceeds of wagers placed on video lottery terminals at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. These funds are used for critical infrastructure and public safety projects that would otherwise be funded by raising property taxes. The state funding is intended to compensate communities for the increased infrastructure costs that come with hosting a large gaming facility that attracts hundreds of t
‘On crucial sectors, the govt. not only sustained the expenditure, but also stepped it up’
The pandemic led to a more than 80% rise in the expenditure of the State government on food and civil supplies during seven months of the current financial year, over the corresponding period in 2019-20.
Between April and October, the government spent ₹11,384 crore to ensure the steady supply of essentials through the public distribution system, as against an expenditure of ₹6,254 crore in 2019, an official in the Finance Department said.
Among the measures taken by the government were the provision of free ‘tur dal’, edible oil and sugar, along with rice, to all cardholders from April to July; cash support of ₹1,000 each to cardholders across the State; another ₹1,000 to cardholders in badly-hit districts in June, and the doubling of rice entitlement, even to non-priority household cards, up to November.