Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Youngkin Proposes Spending on Taxpayer Relief, Businesses, Education, and Public Safety
Virginia | July 30, 2021
Glenn Youngkin announced his $5.8 billion plan for spending Virginia’s surplus revenue and federal American Rescue Plan Act [ARPA] funds at a press conference Thursday morning. The list include $1.5 for taxpayer and family relief; $2.6 billion for jobs, small business, and broadband; $1.2 billion for education; and $0.5 billion for public safety and mental health.
“Thanks to the McAuliffe-Northam failures, the murder rate in Virginia is at a 20-year high. Our economy has fallen behind, jobs have come back slower, and our cost of living is way too high. Our schools are underperforming, and as a result, taxpayers, families, seniors, and our children are suffering,” Youngkin said. “The change we need will not come from a failed politician with stale ideas that he failed to deliver when he had his chance as governor.”
Governor Ralph Northam has spent the week announcing his spending proposals for the nearly $4.3 billion in ARPA funds to be allocated in a General Assembly special session beginning on Monday. His investment week announcements include some overlap with Youngkin’s proposals, including money for the unemployment insurance (UI) fund, spending on behavioral health, and law enforcement spending. Northam’s announcements so far have also included spending on HVAC for schools and water quality improvement… (Excerpts from the Virginia Star)