Guiding Principles
| • | Cut Taxes, Restrained State Spending And Debt, And Improved Credit Rating |
| • | Created Jobs, Improved Economic Climate And Reduced The Size of Government |
| • | Enacted Major Policy Initiatives Including; Medicaid Reform, Welfare Reform And Criminal Justice Reform |
| • | Built Up State’s Fiscal Reserves |
Tax Cut Legacy: Over $140 Billion in Savings
19 Different Taxes Cut 90 Times Under Governor Pataki
Kept Annual Growth In Total State Debt Below National Average
Established Economic Environment That Enabled Significant Private Sector Job Growth
Governor George Pataki rebuilt the New York State Economy, not once, but twice.
Reduced the Size and Scope of State Government
| • | Over 15% Reduction in State Government Workforce |
| • | Reformed or Eliminated Thousands of Rules & Regulations |
| • | Issued more than 3,000 Vetoes |