Oklahoma House of Representatives Democratic Leader Cyndi Munson
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma House Democratic Leader Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statement following Friday’s Board of Equalization meeting.
“Today’s Board of Equalization meeting made clear what we already suspected, that finalizing the state’s budget to best accommodate every state agency and serve all Oklahomans will be difficult. There are many reasons why this is the case, for instance, failures at the federal level have left Oklahoma without crucial federal funding. This past year, we have also seen statewide income tax cuts that only benefit the wealthiest Oklahomans and do nothing to invest in core services for everyday folks.
“With a budget as tight as this, it is unfathomable that Republican leaders are proposing eliminating the cap on the Parental Choice Tax Credit. Just last month, the Oklahoma Tax Commission released data that, for a second year in a row, most families benefiting from Oklahoma’s private school tax credit program were already sending their children to private school. Meanwhile, Oklahoma still ranks dead last in public education. If we eliminate the Parental Choice Tax Credit, or at the very least limit it, we can redirect funds toward Oklahoma public schools and everyday working families who actually need it. What Republican state leaders are aiming to accomplish with the budget this session is not putting the needs of everyday working Oklahomans first.”— House Democratic Leader Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City
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