Milford chronicle., 1955-01-14
Coz. Offers SIS, ,5e0OOO
Budget For State
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tight budget was emphasized by
his estimate that at the end Of the
biennium on June 3, 1857 the states
cash balance viii be approximately
S178O0.
The recommended budget was
submitted BY the Governor after
meetings with the State Budget
Commission.
In presenting it, the Governor
said
The Budget Commission and I
have been cOgnizant Of the follow
ing provisions of the Delaware
Code Of 1858, to which your atten-
tion is respectfully directed The
Code provides that the total bud
get appropriation items may not
be increased in the aggregate to a
point where they would exceed that
state revenue from all sources as
estimated ID the budget And fur
theTmOre, it states that no supple
mentafy appropriation bill shall be
passed, If when added to the ap-
preparations already authorized the
aggregate appropriations exceed
in amount the state revenues from
all sources for the ensuing biennial
period as set forth IN the budget. z"
S5l,888,018 For 1855
The Governor disclosed that re-
quests for appropriations submit
ted to the Budget Commission
amounted to $51,383,913.5O for fis-
cal 1856, and $51 ,907 ,120.99 for
fiscal 1867, for a total Of $10S,-
291O34.49 for the biennium start
ing next July 1st.
The Governor said his recon-
mended appropriations for the BIZ
ennium would come to $43,857,-
061,4S for 1856 and S45. 1854, 1904
for 1857, or a combined total Of
$89,511, 1892. He noted, however,
that estimated reVersiOns Of $780,
600 IN each Of the two years would
result in estimated total disburse-
ments Of $S7,711, 1882.
Governor Boggs said the cash
balance at the end of the current
fiscal year viii be $4,1sS,17O.2S.
With this tight squeeze between
anticipated expenditures and esti-
mated revenue, it is obvious that
little remains available for a work
ing cash balance, Governor Boggs
said. "In fact the cash balance at
times may well be so low as to
make necessary, again, shOrt-term
borrowing by the state to meet cur
rent obligations"
Extended Services
He said the budget submitted
contained about $1,5OO,O0O for an
ticipated- extended services and in
creases in teacher salaries.
He warned that the states bond
ed debt, at a record $84,0O0,000,
with $1,000, 900 presently authorized
but unissued. "is cause for con-
cern and careful long-range fiscal
planning He reminded the legis-
lators that every increase in bond
ed debt automatically increases the
biennial appropriations until such
debt is liquidated. For the next BIZ
ennium the estimate for payments
ON the bonded debt is about $13,-
100000. or about 15 per cent Of
the total expenditures recommend
ed,
Most Of the recommended apprO-
priatiOns in the Governors budget
remained about the same as the
current appropriations. A notable
exception was in the pensions and
social security" item. During the
current biennium, the apprOpria-
tion amounted to S1,082, 200. During
the biennium beginning July 1st,
with the addition Of the states
share in the social security contri-
button, the amount will jump to
$2,390,300.
Welfare Requests Cut
Welfare ORGANIZATIONS for the
most part would receive the same
amount under the Governors pro-
posed budget as they are now re-
CeiVing. Some examples are.
Delaware State Hospital, $2,754,-
600 for both bienniums; State Wei
fare Home, $574,884 in the current
biennium to 100000 in the next
biennium; State Board of Welfare.
$2,024,000 to S2,131, 900; Governor
Bacon Health Center, $1,341,7OO to
s1,340,O00
The recommended appropriations.
amounted to a reduction Of $780,
900 from the request Of the Del
aware State Hospital, S127, ,73O
from the State Welfare Home re-
quest &Is871,201 from the Board
of Welfare request, and S235, 900
from the Health Center request.
ID. OF ID. S4282 $50
ether comparative apDropria-
tiOns Of the two bienniums are:
University Of Delaware, $4,232 $50
for both bienniums; State Board
Of Education, $2,S15,680 to S3,134,-
755; Wilmington Board Of Educa-
ti0n, $3.50, ,139 to s6,935.866.
The total educational apprOpria-
ton rose from S32,437924 to $685.
915,356 In the recommended budget
Ut is fully recognized that these
recommended appropriation items,
capital improvement requests and
revenue potentials are subject to
the legislatures will and wisdom. %
Governor BOggs said.
Serious Fiscal Plight
From the beginning Of this ad-
ministratiGn, j recognized that our
state was ii a serious fiscal plight.
with a high bonded indebtedness
and expenditures exceeding reve-
nues. That Is why my primary eff
forts at the last session Of the Gen-
ersl Assembly were directed to-
ward improving that situation and
reestablishing a sound basis upon
which needed state services and
capital Improvements might be
supported
This effort. however, must be
& continuous one il In these times
Of great growth and development,
with heavy demands upon the
state we are TO meet our necessary