May 01, 2005
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY Pre-2008

House Budget 2006: Admirable Restraint

According to a new Foundation analysis, the fiscal 2006 budget recently adopted by the House takes a straightforward and constructive approach to the Commonwealth's finances over the coming year, with limited spending growth-only 2.5 percent over 2005-and a conscious focus on budget-making rather than unrelated policy initiatives.