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1.6 and 1.8 percent, assuming revenue conies in as projected and spending is maintained at current levels.
‘*1 think this administration is making the problem bigger than it really is,” Guest said, recalling that former Governor Mills Godwin had faced a similar revenue crunch. According to Guest, Godwin cut two-anda-half to five percent across the board from expenditures and followed that up with additional selected reductions in order to balance the slate’s budget. “Yes, we're short of money. We’re below expectations but we've got more than we had last year," noted the Front Royal farmer and businessman.
Whether or not the revenue shortfall has been overstated. Guest doesn’t beltb^e that a hike in taxes is the solution to the problem, not in the midst of a
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