Education: Fiscal Year 2018 budget
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Issue Brief
Tax bills fall short on revenue
While these bills would eliminate a costly and unorthodox tax break, they fall far short of the revenue that is needed to address the looming $1.3 billion fiscal cliff in 2018 and put the state budget back on a more sustainable path. In fact, passage of these bills – which would require a vote of the people – would make it harder for policymakers to solve the state’s structural revenue shortfall in a future special session.
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Reduced funding, low salaries put state’s most vulnerable children at risk
The department’s staffing has been reduced by more than 2,500 since 2008 – and many of those who are left have gone years without a pay raise. The average annual salary at the department is $44,349. That’s $5,317 less than the average DCFS salary in FY 2008 when accounting for inflation.
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Medicaid work requirements would be counterproductive and costly
The majority of able-bodied, working age adults enrolled in Medicaid already are working. Most of those who are not working are caretakers, enrolled in school, or actively seeking employment.
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Most would get tax cut under Gov. John Bel Edwards’ tax plan
The governor’s tax plan is not perfect. But if all the elements are taken together, it would take a step toward making Louisiana’s broken tax system more fair and adequate.
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