Vetoes 104 line items, $37M, of �wrong priorities�
Governor Zell Miller today slashed the FY 1998 state budget by $37.3 million by vetoing a record 104 line items. Governor Miller said he specifically line item vetoed the local assistance grants ($2.1 million) because the General Assembly removed that
same amount from higher education to fund those projects. �That is the wrong priority,� Governor Miller said. We have made our university system one of America�s finest, and we have come too far to turn back now.�
Governor Miller�s actions continue
his seven-year effort to cut costs, reduce the tax burden on Georgia citizens, make state government more efficient and strengthen the state�s financial balance sheets. Miller said, �I want the people of Georgia to know that I am watching their
state dollars as closely today as when I took office six years ago.�
The Governor also vetoed eight legislative bills that he said were fiscally irresponsible. These vetoes cut an additional $10.9 million from the budget.