4/20/09 Resolution

RESOLUTION passed unanimously by the Levy County Republican Executive Committee on April 20, 2009

WHEREAS, the economic condition of our state and our nation is in recession and Floridians are struggling everyday to make ends meet; and

WHEREAS, the state government must live within a budget by cutting waste and expenditures; and

WHEREAS, Florida will receive more than $12 billion from the Federal government in stimulus funding;

WHEREAS, the Republican Party is fundamentally opposed to tax increases and supportive of fiscal restraint and discipline; and

WHEREAS, the Florida state legislature is considering massive tax and user fee increases that will severely harm the economic well-being of already struggling Floridians;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Executive Committee of Levy County opposes all efforts to raise taxes in Florida currently underway in the Florida State Legislature.

Respectfully submitted,
Michelle L. Finnen
Chair
Levy County Republican Executive Committee