Midstate business representatives fretted about the bottom line in the 2006-07 state budget: a spending increase of $1.4 billion, or about 5.8 percent.
But while some leaders saw misplaced priorities and a lost opportunity to slash business taxes, another called the pact a good compromise.
"The budget must always support the long-term direction of the enterprise," said Michael Smeltzer, executive director of the Manufacturers' Association of South Central Pennsylvania. This spending plan falls short of that goal, he said.
"It's a good balance, a good budget," said David Black, president of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development …
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