Unlike spending on education, health and human services and other critical services, there will be no public debate on the $7.2 billion of revenue lost through tax expenditures in Fiscal Year 2017 — despite having grown by over 70 percent since 2000.
In order to ensure that government spending is addressing public needs in a cost-effective and equitable manner, our lawmakers should adopt a more robust evaluation and review process for all tax expenditures.
