Employees in Missouri's parks system learned Monday that more than 100 positions are being eliminated because of declining tax revenues that finance that agency.
tax revenuesMore than 100 Mo. parks employees getting laid offNewsvine - business Mon, 10/19/2009 - 17:21
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Federal deficit hits all-time high $1.42 trillionNewsvine - business Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:31
The federal budget deficit has surged to an all-time high of $1.42 trillion as the recession caused tax revenues to plunge while the government was spending massive amounts to stabilize the financial system and jump-start the economy. Conn. and Pa. state budgets still in limboNewsvine - business Sun, 08/30/2009 - 10:20
Lower-than-expected tax revenues are causing some states to leave welfare programs, day-care centers, preschools and other programs unfunded as lawmakers decide how to balance their annual spending plans. Tax revenues post biggest drop since DepressionNewsvine - business Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:22
The recession is starving the government of tax revenue, just as the president and Congress are piling a major expansion of health care and other programs on the nation's plate and struggling to find money to pay the tab. |
