State Comptroller Nancy Wyman says Gov. M. Jodi Rell must come up with more cuts to balance this year’s state budget.
Wyman is now projecting a $338 million deficit in the approved $18.4 billion budget. Wyman says since the projected deficit exceeds 1 percent of the budget, state law requires Rell to submit a second plan for bringing this year’s budget back into balance.
A spokesman for Rell says the governor agrees and that she will present a plan before the month is out.
Wyman issued her monthly budget estimate Monday, one week after state lawmakers approved a deficit reduction plan in special session.
Rell made another $184.4 million in spending reductions using her limited executive authority to make budget cuts. (AP)
