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Gregoire budget will rely on $750 million in new revenue, $1 billion in cuts

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January 12th, 2010 1 PM PST by Sam Taylor - The Bellingham Herald

From the Seattle Times:

The new revenue will come from a mix of federal aid and new taxes, Gregoire said. She did not go into detail on any tax increases during her 40-minute speech.

In fact, Gregoire said she’ll propose some tax incentives to promote job growth.

Gregoire said she’ll propose a jobs program aimed at creating as many as 40,000 new jobs this year. “Jobs are the way out of this recession,” she said.

Gregoire also says that any small business who creates a new, full-time position will receive a tax credit of some kind.

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