2007 Senate Bill 248

Appropriations: 2007-2008 Community Health executive budget

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 21, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

The executive recommendation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-2008 Department of Community Health budget. This appropriates $11.538 billion in gross spending, compared to $11.196 billion, which was the FY 2006-2007 amount enrolled in 2006. Of this, $6.440 billion is federal money, compared to the FY 2006-2007 amount of $6.042 billion, and $5.098 billion is from state tax and other revenues, compared to $5.154 billion enrolled the previous year. Note: Gov. Jenifer Granholm’s executive budget recommendations are premised on the legislature adopting a 2 percent tax on services which along with other tax increases and a proposed reduction in business taxes represents a net tax hike of approximately $1 billion.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations