ATLANTA — Gov. Sonny Perdue is set to unveil his state budget proposal.
And the news Friday isn't expected to be good.
Tax collections have plummeted for 13 consecutive months. It's expected that legislators will need to slash another $1 billion or so from the $18.6 billion budget for the current fiscal year alone.
In his State of the State address Wednesday, Perdue urged legislators to do the hard thing and make the tough budget decisions now that will prevent future generations from being saddled with debt.
Perdue said Thursday that the state could balance the books without raising taxes. But he hinted that fee increases might be on the table.
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