Chart: Closing the deficit
State lawmakers are scheduled to vote Thursday on a budget proposal that would close California’s $19.1-billion deficit partly by:
Assuming funds from Washington — $5.3 billion
Cutting public school funds — $3.1 billion
Reducing state workers’ pay and benefits — $1.5 billion
Assuming tax collections based on nonpartisan budget analyst’s projections — $1.4 billion
Suspending business tax break — $1.2 billion
Cutting prisons budget — $1.1 billion
Selling state buildings — $1 billion
Reducing cost of in-home care for the elderly and infirm — $300 million
Source: California Legislature
Graphics reporting by Shane Goldmacher
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