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Attachment 1: 2008-09 Executive Budget Impact on NYC

Cfy 2008-09 Executive Budget Benefits/ (Cost)
CFY 2008-09 Executive Budget Benefits/(Costs) Millions
Increase School Aid including $179 million for a new Academic Achievement Grant $539.0
Additional School District Cost Share for Preschool Special Education ($21.3)
New Revenue Actions including Internet Sales Tax Collection and Local Option to Increase Mortgage Recording Fees $50.0
Restore 50 percent of AIM funding with full restoration in 2009-10 $143.9
Eliminate VLT Impact Aid for NYC and other municipalities ($20.0)
Increase Public Assistance Cost Share by 2 percent and require 100 percent local funding of youth detention ($63.8)
Eliminate Early Intervention COLA $17.1
Other Local Impacts (Includes Wicks Law savings, collateral source reforms and other offsetting impacts) $26.0
Total 2008-09 Executive Budget Actions $670.9
Continuing Medicaid Cap Savings $210.6
Continuing FHP Takeover Savings $309.8
Grand Total $1,191.3

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