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State Senator Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup) and his Republican colleagues have proposed a new budget that they say would reduce the deficit without tax increases. And he says all the math adds up, using data from nonpartisan legislative staff.

Governor Bob Ferguson鈥檚 office the state currently faces a deficit of around $12 billion, though Republicans contend it could be as high $15 billion.

Sen. Gildon says the first step is to acknowledge that there are certain things the state simply can鈥檛 pay for this year.

鈥淭he biggest of those is the collective bargaining agreements negotiated by Governor Inslee鈥� that’s $4 billion worth of raises that he negotiated. There’s no way you can slice or dice the budget and find the money for those without new taxes,鈥� Gildon told 鈥淭he Jason Rantz Show鈥� on KTTH.

But Gildon says there鈥檚 a way to honor the agreement without raising taxes.

鈥淲e’re going to offer every single state employee a $5,000 bonus and we’re going to say, 鈥榞o back, renegotiate the contract with the Ferguson administration and then come back to the legislature at a later date,鈥欌�� explained Gildon.

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Gildon also assuaged fears that teachers would have to take a pay cut.

鈥淲e do not make any cuts to K-12 education. As a matter of fact, we make investments into K-12 education. We’re able to find $200 million each for school operating costs, as well as special education,鈥� said Gildon.

You can listen to the full interview with Sen. Gildon below.

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