Yesterday in response this news, “Markell and the Office of Management and Budget found an additional $27.4 million in state agency budgets that can be returned to the General Fund”
Al Mascitti was not impressed:
If you’ll recall, Markell said he thought he’d be able to trim 1 to 2 percent off the budget through these moves, which would have been $33 million minimum. He didn’t even reach that.
But I think Al is comparing the 1 to 2 percent efficiencies that a “top to bottom” review of state operations Markell promised in his campaign to basic belt tightening.
In other words, I think the 1 to 2 percent will be additional cuts once the audit of state operations is complete.