How will Tom Corbett restore public trust in state government?
We cannot improve Pennsylvania’s economy without fixing the government that runs it. Tom Corbett will bring honesty, accountability and transparency to Harrisburg. His plan to restore public trust in state government, which he will take the Legislature during his first week in office, focuses on the following areas: eliminate per diems, WAMS and discretionary funds; ban political contributions and gifts during procurement process; institute online transparency – taxpayers need to know how their money is being spent; reduce the cost and size of government with a 10 percent reduction in administrative operations over four years; reduce the state automotive fleet; and institute a biennial budget and a combination of zero-based and performance-based budgeting.
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