January 25, 2005. The Fiscal Policy Institute’s briefing on Governor George E. Pataki’s Executive Budget and alternative approaches to balancing New York State’s 2005-2006 budget.
See pages 16 through 24 for FPI’s analysis of the economic impact of the Legislature’s 2003 decisions to add two temporary top rates to the state income tax and avoid deep cuts in aid to public schools. See pages 33 through 37 for FPI’s analysis of the Governor’s school aid proposals for 2005-2006.