Who Decides The State Budget? – Proposition 25 of 2010 allows the Legislature to pass – by a simple majority vote – both the budget bill and trailer bills that take effect as soon as the Governor signs them. Who sets the state budget? Each state’s budget reflects an estimate of the amount of revenue
Why Should Government Spend Most Money On Public Welfare Services? Government spends money for a variety of reasons, including: To supply goods and services that the private sector would fail to do, such as public goods, including defence, roads and bridges; merit goods, such as hospitals and schools; and welfare payments and benefits, including unemployment