Post by Logan on May 15, 2016 3:21:30 GMT -6
The Baker administration is suspending spending on everything from consultants to prepaid postage, according to a state memo that comes as state officials grapple with a mid-year budget gap that could reach into the hundreds of millions.
Kristen Lepore, the administration's budget chief, told state employees that, starting today, she is banning new spending on "non-essential" services and items, citing lagging tax revenues that are running $260 million below expectations.
Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said this week the budget-gap could ultimately stand at about $200 million, though administration officials have yet to identify a number.
The so-called "spending controls" Lepore ordered affect purchases of supplies, prepaid postage, special projects that are not "time-sensitive," and computer and telephone upgrades that she said aren't critical to an office's operations.
Read more: www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2016/05/baker_halts_spending_on_non_essential_services_supplies
Kristen Lepore, the administration's budget chief, told state employees that, starting today, she is banning new spending on "non-essential" services and items, citing lagging tax revenues that are running $260 million below expectations.
Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said this week the budget-gap could ultimately stand at about $200 million, though administration officials have yet to identify a number.
The so-called "spending controls" Lepore ordered affect purchases of supplies, prepaid postage, special projects that are not "time-sensitive," and computer and telephone upgrades that she said aren't critical to an office's operations.
Read more: www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2016/05/baker_halts_spending_on_non_essential_services_supplies