Tom Corbett, Governor   pa.gov

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett

2013-2014 PROPOSED BUDGET

Tackles Long Standing Problems: The Governor’s budget works to solve Pennsylvania’s transportation and pension problems with common sense reforms.

Historic Investments in Education: The Governor’s budget builds on the progress of the past two years, increasing funding for our schools.

Responsible Funding Increases: The Governor was able to responsibly increase funding into certain areas of the budget because of past fiscal discipline.

No Tax Increases: For the third year in a row, the Governor’s budget does not raise taxes on Pennsylvania businesses or working families.

Focusing on Job Creation



    • A “Jobs for All” agenda: the Governor’s transportation plan helps preserve 12,000 jobs, while helping to create an additional 50,000 construction jobs.

    • Reducing taxes and lowering government barriers to job creation: The Governor’s budget continues to lower taxes on businesses and preserves critical tax credit programs.

    • Eliminating job killing taxes: The budget eliminates the Capitol Stock and Franchise tax, a job killing tax that hurts businesses in Pennsylvania, and proposes reducing the corporate net income tax, a significant deterrent to business growth.

    • Training Pennsylvania’s workforce: The Governor’s budget continues to support job placement and training through Keystone Works. This initiative invests $2.5 million in a job training program focused on matching newly unemployed individuals to high priority occupations.



Historic Investments in Education



    • Historic investments: This year’s budget includes a $90 million increase to basic education funding, and includes the most state funding ever spent on basic education in the history of Pennsylvania.

    • An Innovative School Funding Plan: Governor’s budget includes a $1 billion grant program for Pennsylvania schools funded by getting the state out of the liquor business.

    • Investing in Early Childhood Development: The budget includes a $4.5 million increase for Pre-K counts.

    • Helping Children in Need: The budget includes a $1.9 million increase for Head Start supplemental assistance.

    • Advancing Innovation in Education: The Governor’s budget contains increases for PA Charter Schools for the Deaf and Blind.

    • Protecting Higher Education: The budget preserves $1.58 billion in funding for state owned and related colleges and universities, allowing these institutions to keep tuition affordable.



Helping Pennsylvanians



    • Increased funding for intellectual disabilities: This budget proposes an additional $20 million increase for funding for programs for people with intellectual disabilities to shore up the state’s programs and address vulnerable populations currently on the waiting list.

    • Increased funding for PA Seniors: Governor Corbett’s budget protects older Pennsylvanians with a $50 million increase in funding in Pennsylvania Lottery Fund.

    • Insuring our children: The Governor’s budget works to provide an additional 9,300 children with health insurance with an $8 million increase in funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

    • Helping to combat domestic violence: The Governor’s budget contains a $1.3 million increase for Pennsylvania’s Domestic Violence Program.

    • Helping combat violence against women: The Governor’s budget includes a $700,000 increase to Pennsylvania’s Rape Crisis Program.


    • Supporting childcare: The budget removes more than 1,000 low income children from the waiting list for child care services.




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