N.C. House and Senate Republican leaders responded to last week’s approval of the Senate budget by pushing today for Senate Bill 1052, which would cap General Fund spending “at the amount of revenues collected in the preceding calendar year and require that surplus funds go to savings, capital improvements, repayment of state debt, or taxpayer refunds.”
Click play below to hear more details. Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, and Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, also discuss other budget issues and the State Employee Health Plan during the 19:17 news briefing.
