BOSTON (AP) - Less than two weeks after the House signed off on a nearly $43 billion state budget, a key Senate panel is ready to weigh in on plans for spending in the next fiscal year.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee is expected to release its version of the budget on Tuesday, with full Senate debate scheduled for May 21.
It remains to be seen whether the Senate’s fiscal blueprint differs significantly from the one that emerged from the House.
While there’s been pressure from some quarters to raise additional revenue for education, transportation and health care, House leaders opted to put off any discussion of new taxes until later in the legislative session.
The House and Senate versions must be reconciled before a final budget is sent to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker.
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