Sera kwa Watu - Februari 12, 2025 - Arifa ya Kusikiliza Hadharani

Arifa ya Kusikiliza Hadharani

Kamati za Bunge la Vermont na Seneti za Fedha zitafanya vikao viwili vya pamoja vya hadharani Alhamisi, Februari 13, 2025, saa 7:45 mchana na Alhamisi, Februari 20, 2025, saa 11:00 jioni kupitia mkutano wa ana kwa ana au mtandaoni. Taarifa kamili ya vyombo vya habari ipo hapa.

Hii Inamaanisha Nini:

Hii ni fursa ya kushiriki maoni yako kuhusu marekebisho ya bajeti yaliyopendekezwa na Gavana. Hizi ni maamuzi ya kifedha ambayo yanaweza kuathiri maisha yako ya kila siku na hakika yatafaidika na ushuru wowote utakao lipa.

Unachopaswa Kujua:

  • Habari kutoka kwa Hotuba ya Bajeti ya Gavana (Januari 2025) ipo hapa.

  • Bajeti iliyopendekezwa ni "takriban $9 bilioni."

  • "$3.1 bilioni ni fedha za shirikisho, ambazo – isipokuwa nusu bilioni kwa ajili ya usafiri – hasa zinaunga mkono Medicaid na programu nyingine za huduma za kibinadamu."

  • "Kati ya $5.9 bilioni zinazotoka kwa fedha za serikali, karibu nusu yake inaenda kwa elimu ya pre-K-12. Kwa sababu, mbali na Mfuko wa Elimu, Mfuko Mkuu unalipa $225 milioni kwa pensheni za walimu na manufaa mengine. Na $340 milioni inaenda kwa Usafiri."

  • "Hivyo, kilichobaki ni takriban $2.9 bilioni… ambacho kinapaswa kugharamia kila kitu kingine."

  • Shirikisho la Wafanyakazi wa Jimbo la VT linatoa muhtasari kamili wa bajeti na kuangazia masuala katika pendekezo la Gavana yanayohusiana na Wafanyakazi wa Jimbo hapa.

  • Vermont Public inatoa muhtasari mpana wa hotuba ya bajeti hapa.

Jinsi ya Kushiriki katika Kusikiliza Hadharani:

  • Ili kujisajili kutoa ushahidi kuunga mkono mahitaji yako ya bajeti kama Mwendesha-Vermont mwenye uwakilishi mdogo, wasiliana na Erin Pedley kwa epedley@leg.state.vt.us au Elle Oille-Stanforth kwa eoille-stanforth@leg.state.vt.us. Hii ni kwa ushahidi wa ana kwa ana na videoconference.

  • Ili kuwasilisha ushahidi wa maandishi (maoni yako na mawazo), tuma barua pepe kwa testimony2025@leg.state.vt.us au tuma barua kwa Kamati ya Bunge ya Fedha, c/o Erin Pedley, 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05633.

  • Ikiwa hutaki kusema au kutoa ushahidi wa maandishi, tukio hili litaonyeshwa moja kwa moja kwa umma kutazama kwenye Youtube.

Hii ni sera kwa Watu.

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