Sasse Say Rhode Islanders Are the “Losers” in this Year’s RI Budget
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Gary Sasse, former head of RIPEC and Director of Administration for Rhode Island, took legislative leaders and Governor Gina Raimondo for fiscal year 2018 state budget. Sasse says Rhode Islanders are the losers.He says the budget is lttered with one-time gimmicks and a "kick the can" approach to budgeting.
Sasse says Rhode Island will start the new fiscal year with functionally a near $50 million deficit. The comments came during his weekly appearance on GoLocal LIVE's Business Monday.
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