Rick Edmonds of Baton Rouge would restrict lawmakers to spending only 98% of the general tax income expected to flow into the state treasury each year, keeping 2% off-limits from the annual operating budget.
But they are a minority on the committee, and none objected to sending the proposals to the full House for debate. They said if such provisions already had been in place, the state would have built up savings and kept agencies from increasing their spending to levels that likely will have to be cut with the loss of tax revenue because of the virus.ĭemocrats suggested the timing was wrong for such a move, considering the volatility of state finances, and said such proposals could force damaging cuts. Republicans said the current disaster highlights the need for stricter restraints on the state budget. With no objections, the House Appropriations Committee approved proposals that would cut the money available to lawmakers for spending in the annual budget, even as Louisiana is expected to face years of financial fallout from the virus’s impact on businesses and their workers. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers Tuesday advanced proposals pushed by conservative Republicans to limit budgetary growth and spending, as a new legislative trend emerged of linking long-sought measures to the coronavirus outbreak in the pitch for passage.
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