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Proposed NJ budget: No new taxes, lots more spending
Clip: 2/23/2021 | 5m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget would increase spending by billions of dollars.
The election-year spending plan contains lots of tax cuts and credits, increases school formula aid funding and makes a full public pension payment for the first time since 1996. Republicans call it a tax and spend document and criticize the governor for borrowing billions unnecessarily.
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NJ Spotlight News
Proposed NJ budget: No new taxes, lots more spending
Clip: 2/23/2021 | 5m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
The election-year spending plan contains lots of tax cuts and credits, increases school formula aid funding and makes a full public pension payment for the first time since 1996. Republicans call it a tax and spend document and criticize the governor for borrowing billions unnecessarily.
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Deep dive into Governor Murphy's FY 2022 budget proposal
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The proposed spending is about 10% more than last year’s budget. (8m 44s)
The impact of Murphy’s proposed budget in an election year
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Murphy does stand to benefit if the Legislature agrees to the budget he proposed. (3m 52s)
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