Michigan’s top budget official is praising Congress for averting the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
Budget Director John Nixon said sweeping tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts could have seriously hurt the state’s finances.
“The good news is that I think as far as the whole economy is concerned, what they did yesterday was big for the state of Michigan,” said Nixon.
Nixon said he was most worried going over “the cliff” would have led to another recession.
That could have affected the state’s ability to pay for many basic programs and projects.
State officials say they’re keeping close watch on upcoming negotiations in Washington. They could include proposed cuts to state-administered programs like Medicaid and food stamps.
