House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) issued the following statement today in response to the release of the House Fiscal Year 2018 budget:
“The proposed $40.3 billion Fiscal Year 2018 budget reflects
several of the spending and fiscal priorities put forward by the Baker-Polito
Administration. I am pleased to see it builds
on Governor Baker’s proposal to increase local aid to our cities and towns,
while at the same time minimizing the use of one-time revenues to balance the
budget and rejecting any broad-based tax increases. The House budget rightfully acknowledges the Governor’s
efforts to contain spiraling MassHealth costs, while making significant
investments in critical areas such as early education and substance addiction,
which continues to claim far too many lives in Massachusetts. Over the next few days, the Republican Caucus
will be taking a closer look at the budget to identify areas where we can offer
amendments that will further assist our communities and safeguard the interests
of the state’s taxpayers.”
