GOVERNOR-ELECT MARTINEZ STATEMENT ON BUDGET DEFICIT

Albuquerque – Governor-elect Susana Martinez today made the following statement in response to new figures on New Mexico’s state budget deficit:

“The revelation of a near half-billion dollar deficit is far worse than expected and confirms our suspicions that the Richardson/Denish administration has been hiding the ball all along with respect to the true budget deficit.  This clearly has very serious implications for all New Mexicans.  I will work with the legislature to make the tough decisions necessary to balance the budget by getting spending under control.  The long-term solution to our budget crisis is to get our economy moving again and that is why I will oppose efforts to raise taxes. We must put an end to the financial shell games that have been played for far too long.”

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