Governor repeats no-tax-increase pledge
SANTA FE – With a state budget crunch looming and a special legislative session possibly on tap, Gov. Susana Martinez is sticking to the “no tax increase” pledge she’s held since campaigning for office in 2010.
The two-term GOP governor, who plans to meet with legislative leaders this week to discuss the budget situation, has been urged by some lawmakers to reconsider her position given projected budget shortfalls for both the current and just-completed budget years that could together exceed $600 million.
But Martinez spokesman Chris Sanchez indicated in a Monday statement that’s not happening.
“The governor does not believe raising taxes on families and businesses is the right way to respond to this oil and gas price crash,” he said.
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