Governor Bentley Announces Over $1 Billion in Historic Savings for State Government

WRBL.COM ^ | 24 DECEMBER 2013 | WRBL.COM

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

MONTGOMERY–Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced the State of Alabama has reached over a billion dollars in annual savings one year earlier than expected thanks to extensive efforts to reduce costs to state government and increase government efficiency.

"Alabamians elected us to make state government more efficient and live within our means without raising taxes or cutting essential services," Governor Robert Bentley said. "State government was broke when Republicans entered office in 2011, but together with Legislative leaders, we took a serious look at how we could find savings in state government. Today, I'm honored to announce that we have found over $1 billion in annual savings that will allow us to be better stewards of taxpayer money and operate state government as efficiently and effectively as possible."

[MacNaughton]

Making the huge assumption that this is not smoke and mirrors, then it is good news indeed. Just wish the Guv would have stood firm with not permitting homosexual partner benefits to AL National Guardsmen. The liberal newspapers in AL are clamoring really hard for him to cave in and commit to more Medicaid. So far he has resisted ...

[Forrestfire]

Don’t see a (D) anywhere in the article!!!!

[Popman]

——Don’t see a (D) anywhere in the article!!!!-——

That’s because it’s not a tax increase of a billion dollars...: )

[DH]

So, this means that taxpayers will get a refund next year? A reduction in sales taxes? Reduction in other taxes?

I don’t think so. It’s all “smoke and mirrors” for no government on any level has actually ELIMINATED any taxes. They simply morph into something else.