The New York Senate could pass Governor David Paterson's budget as early as today without the new soda tax.
The almost new tax or fee free budget includes cuts in health and education funding.
The state is facing a $9.2 billion debt and the senate wants to raise money through a $200 million increase in the amount of taxes collected on cigarettes sold by Indian tribes. The plan also expands the legal hours of operation - and the variety of games available - at the state's video slot machine parlors.
If the Senate approves the resolution, the Assembly is expected to follow with a plan of its own. Then conference committees will hammer out a compromise.
The Senate plan casts aside a proposal to sell wine in grocery stores.
Paterson's $134 billion budget proposal included $1.1 billion in school cuts and $1 billion in health care cuts. The senate's budget includes nearly all of the governor's health and education cuts.
While the resolution is expected to come to a vote today, it could easily be pushed back to tomorrow.
The almost new tax or fee free budget includes cuts in health and education funding.
The state is facing a $9.2 billion debt and the senate wants to raise money through a $200 million increase in the amount of taxes collected on cigarettes sold by Indian tribes. The plan also expands the legal hours of operation - and the variety of games available - at the state's video slot machine parlors.
If the Senate approves the resolution, the Assembly is expected to follow with a plan of its own. Then conference committees will hammer out a compromise.
The Senate plan casts aside a proposal to sell wine in grocery stores.
Paterson's $134 billion budget proposal included $1.1 billion in school cuts and $1 billion in health care cuts. The senate's budget includes nearly all of the governor's health and education cuts.
While the resolution is expected to come to a vote today, it could easily be pushed back to tomorrow.
Inside the budget:
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