Govt’ needs to tighten their budgets

Govt’ needs to tighten their budgets

A wise head of household will pull out every bill and question it asking, “Is this something we must have or can we live without it?”

The same kind of logic needs to be happening right now in our local government meetings.

Times may not be awful yet, but the City of Natchez, for example, has had to borrow money just to make it through its year. And the economic future is certainly uncertain.

Tax collections are down both locally and statewide. In Mississippi, after 12 straight months of less-than-anticipated tax revenue Gov. Haley Barbour announced Thursday $171 million will be cut out of the state’s budget.

9/6/9