Gov. Luis Fortuño unveiled Tuesday a $9.082 billion general fund budget proposal for fiscal 2013, representing a 2 percent reduction from the $9.260 billion budget in effect through June 30.
With a calculator on hand, the Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation is hosting a seminar entitled “You and your budget,” to teach participants the skills they need to design a budget, make adjustments and plan financial decisions.
The approved plan to increase the United State’s debt ceiling will not solve the country’s fiscal problem, and could actually worsen it by reducing economic activity on the short- and mid-term, Sergio Marxuach, policy director for the Center for the New Economy said Tuesday.