Corbett's Budget

Gov. Corbett's Pa. budget maintains education funding Date: 02/05/2013 11:57:09 AM EST Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 2013-14 budget of $27.& billion would not raise taxes on Pennsylvania businesses or working families. According to the governor's budget fact sheet, released as he gave his budget address today, the budget would: -- Create an environment where PA employers can add to the more than 100,000 private sector jobs that have been created. -- Preserve 12,000 transportation jobs, while helping to create an additional 50,000 jobs. -- Continue to lower taxes on businesses and will preserve critical tax credit programs. -- Increase the basic education funding by $90 million and include a record amount of state funding ever for basic education. -- Provide a $1 billion grant program for schools funded by getting the state out of the liquor business. -- Include a $4.5 million increase for the Pre-K Counts program, which helps with early childhood development. -- Include a $1.9 million increase for Head Start supplemental assistance to help children in need. -- Increase funding for Pennsylvania Charter Schools for the Deaf and Blind by $897,000. -- Preserve funding for higher education, investing $1.58 billion to help keep tuition affordable. -- Increase funding by $20 million for people with intellectual disabilities to help those waiting for services. -- Increase funding by $50 million from the Pennsylvania Lottery Fund for older Pennsylvanians. -- Increase funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).by -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advertisement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $8 million. -- Help combat domestic violence with $1.3 million increase for the Pennsylvania's Domestic Violence Program. -- Help combat violence against women with a $700,000 increase to Pennsylvania's Rape Crisis Program. -- Remove more than 1,000 children from the waiting list for child care services.