North Carolina Governor Invites Suggestions on Balancing Budget February 17, 2011 Joseph Bishop-Henchman Richard Morrison Joseph Bishop-Henchman, Richard Morrison North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) has launched a “Balance the Budget Challenge” as part of her website. Perdue explains that current proposed spending exceeds expected revenues by $2.4 billion, and invites visitors to design a proposal from a menu of options in education, social services, public safety, general government, economic development, and taxes. (Charlie the Budget Watchdog, right, comes along for the ride.) Unlike other budget balance challenge websites that are designed to push tax increases as the only option, such as the otherwise well done Next Ten website for California, Perdue’s is quite balanced in laying out a variety of possibilities. Check it out! More on North Carolina here. Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Center for State Tax Policy North Carolina Business Taxes
