FISCAL POLICY

It’s simple and straightforward– let’s be entrepreneurial. Minnesota is known for innovative government solutions and world-leading companies of all sizes. We should use these assets to cast a new model of delivering government services around the values and priorities of our citizens.

Minnesota should use the opportunity presented in 2012 – when the state does not face a budget deficit – to be better prepared in 2013. The budget still has structural imbalance; a $1.3 billion shortfall is already forecast for FY 2014-2015.

2012 Legislative Priorities

Outcome-based budget
Implement smarter budgeting for better results. Use outcome-based budgeting to fund those priorities that have good and measurable outcomes.

Redesign
Lead local and state government service redesign. Focus on providing a specific service or set of services at a lower per-unit cost.

Reform public-sector compensation
Align public compensation with private-sector models. Given the state’s changing demographics, changes are necessary in the compensation and benefit arrangements of the state and local governments if they are to be sustained.

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Chair: Rebecca Paulsen, U.S. Bancorp
Staff: Tom Hesse, (651) 292-4678, thesse@mnchamber.com, Twitter @MCC_THesse

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