The Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office has made three recommendations to the executive branch as they prepare the budget.
The first recommendation is to maintain the Rainy Day Fund for unanticipated emergencies, use current services for baseline mandatory spending, and provide alternatives to speculative revenue estimates.
The report largely calls for little to no increase in the state budget claiming that even potential revenue gains such as recreational marijuana and taxing skill games may not make up the difference.
Instead the IFO suggests an income or sales tax increase to close budget gaps.
