>If the jobs are vacant how does that “save” money?<
The real question to ask is how long have these vacant jobs been in the budget and where did the appropriated money for them go?
The same goes for these 200 programs.
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I will argue that although the jobs are vacant, the budget requires an allocation to fund them. If the vacant jobs are terminated, allocated funds can be used for other purposes.
The governor wants to move the money from one pocket to another