Text: SR00168 Text: SR00170 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1 2 BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
1 3 A Senate resolution pledging that the Senate will
1 4 not raise taxes if further action is needed
1 5 on the budget for fiscal year 2003 or in order to
1 6 balance the state budget for fiscal year 2004.
1 7 WHEREAS, The general assembly has been required to
1 8 make numerous adjustments to the state budgets for
1 9 fiscal years 2002 and 2003 in order to achieve a
1 10 balanced budget; and
1 11 WHEREAS, The budget shortfalls in fiscal year 2002
1 12 and fiscal year 2003 have forced the general assembly
1 13 to take money from many one-time sources of money; and
1 14 WHEREAS, Some outside of state government are now
1 15 calling on the state legislature to raise taxes; and
1 16 WHEREAS, Iowans already pay too much in taxes,
1 17 despite several tax cuts; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Iowans pay an average tax bill above the
1 19 national average; and
1 20 WHEREAS, several states bordering Iowa pay
1 21 significantly lower rates of taxes; and
1 22 WHEREAS, The prospect of coming to an agreement for
1 23 a budget for fiscal year 2004 looms as a very
1 24 difficult task; NOW THEREFORE,
1 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
1 26 pledges to find a solution to a balanced budget for
1 27 fiscal years 2003 and 2004 without resorting to
1 28 raising taxes.
1 29 SR 169
1 30 tc/cc/26
Text: SR00168 Text: SR00170 Text: SR00100 - SR00199 Text: SR Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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