The move comes after the governor offered a budget compromise plan with severance tax to the Republican-controlled legislature.
Gov. Wolf says he needs to take action
In a statement, Gov. Wolf explained, “The failure to finalize and responsibly balance the budget means I must take action.” According to him, he needs to make sure that Pennsylvania “can honor the commitments approved on June 30 by the General Assembly.”
The governor added that the additional action allows state to complete its payments to local school districts, and other important services like child care.
Gov. Wolf stressed, “Pennsylvanians, especially our kids and most vulnerable, should not bear the consequences of House Republicans’ inaction.”
Furthermore, he encouraged the House to pass a common sense shale tax to resolve the state’s structural deficit.
“I continue to urge the House to pass a commonsense shale tax to address the structural deficit.”
Last Wednesday, Gov. Wolf said he “had enough of the games” after the House Republicans failed to deliver a budget agreement. He noted that the GOP lawmakers would rather see him fail than Pennsylvania succeeds.
