Post by Logan on Jun 26, 2016 4:23:16 GMT -6
Raimondo signs $8.9-billion budget, says it improves R.I. business climate
Governor Raimondo signed off on a new $8.9 billion state budget Friday, touting a $30-million cut in unemployment insurance taxes and a reduction in the corporate minimum tax, among other measures that she said would better the state's business climate.
The signing, which came almost a week after the General Assembly's end-of-session all-nighter, brought legislative leaders back together as they patted each other on the back for finishing the job and extolled the work of their teams.
I want to begin by thanking my partners in this effort — Speaker Mattiello and Senate President Paiva Weed," Raimondo said. "When I gave my budget address in February I said we don't always agree on everything. I would be surprised if we did. However, we agree on one thing: We agree that the people of Rhode island deserve our state to be a place of opportunity."
"See, we're still talking to each other," she joked as she called for a round of applause for them.
Read more: www.providencejournal.com/news/20160624/raimondo-signs-89-billion-budget-says-it-improves-ri-business-climate
Governor Raimondo signed off on a new $8.9 billion state budget Friday, touting a $30-million cut in unemployment insurance taxes and a reduction in the corporate minimum tax, among other measures that she said would better the state's business climate.
The signing, which came almost a week after the General Assembly's end-of-session all-nighter, brought legislative leaders back together as they patted each other on the back for finishing the job and extolled the work of their teams.
I want to begin by thanking my partners in this effort — Speaker Mattiello and Senate President Paiva Weed," Raimondo said. "When I gave my budget address in February I said we don't always agree on everything. I would be surprised if we did. However, we agree on one thing: We agree that the people of Rhode island deserve our state to be a place of opportunity."
"See, we're still talking to each other," she joked as she called for a round of applause for them.
Read more: www.providencejournal.com/news/20160624/raimondo-signs-89-billion-budget-says-it-improves-ri-business-climate