(Columbia-AP) Governor Mark Sanford is
threatening to veto parts of the state budget that a
conference committee is working on today. Sanford wrote
lawmakers late last week, outlining his concerns. He's worried
that not enough money is going to restore the state's reserve
funds or trust funds that have been raided to balance the
budget for the past three years.
Sanford also says the General Assembly should
not be counting on 90 million dollars from increased tax
collection enforcement. He is concerned because much of that
money is being set aside to pay for several of his Cabinet
agencies.
Sanford says if the spending plan lawmakers
are expected to approve this week doesn't address the
concerns, he may have no choice but to veto all or substantial
parts of the budgets.