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Florida CFO Sink discusses state's budget woes, Jacksonville Business Journal

January 15, 2009
By Rachel Witkowski

Improving Florida’s economy will largely depend on diversifying industries, providing more funding for education and attracting higher wage jobs, said Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink before a group at Jacksonville University’s Davis College of Business Thursday.

More state budget cuts are expected but there are tax changes that can be proposed by the state to mend the cuts, she said.

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