TRENTON — Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly are questioning Gov. Chris Christie's vetoes of 14 bills meant to spur job creation and economic growth. The Republican governor vetoed the bills Friday, saying the sponsors hadn't identified a way to pay for the tax cuts and hiring incentives. Assembly Democrats led by Speaker Sheila Oliver say the rejected tax...
Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver says the tax cuts rejected by Gov. Chris Christie wouldn't have cost any money immediately(D-Essex)TRENTON — Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly are questioning Gov. Chris Christie's vetoes of 14 bills meant to spur job creation and economic growth.
The Republican governor vetoed the bills Friday, saying the sponsors hadn't identified a way to pay for the tax cuts and hiring incentives.
Assembly Democrats led by Speaker Sheila Oliver say the rejected tax cuts wouldn't have cost any money immediately.
They say Christie could have budgeted for the bills in the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Christie will announce his budget proposal for FY12 on Tuesday.
The governor said he would propose some of the same business tax incentives in his new budget, but says he'll do so within the context of a balanced budget. He criticized the Democrats' approach as piecemeal.
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