Miss. lawmakers moving into final budget weeks

Miss. lawmakers moving into final budget weeks

Mississippi lawmakers are entering the final stages of writing a $5.5 billion state budget for fiscal 2014, which begins July 1.

At this point, the Senate is planning to spend about $20 million more than the House. The two chambers have until early April to agree on one set of figures and deliver a spending plan to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant.

Lawmakers are considering tax incentives that could reduce state revenue by millions of dollars. Some Democrats, in particular, say that could cause problems because money is already tight.

AP
3/18/13