1. Keeping New Yorkers Afloat in a Drowning Economy Shanita Conley, Jackie Griffin, Neil Law, Emley Paez, Meghan Smith and Casey Wright

2. Our Mission and Values Promote a strong professional and efficient state government through the values of equity, efficiency, accountability and focus on revenue.

3. Initiatives to Implement our Vision Minimize job loss Reduce costs to healthcare, Medicaid and social services. Spread the cuts evenly to ensure our value of equity Combine the methods of closing the gap and generating revenue.

4. Reducing Costs in Healthcare and Medicaid Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Prevention 2010-20112011-2012 $300 million Generated Savings:

5. Reducing Costs in Social Services Collect Past Due Local Costs for the State Juvenile Justice System 2010-20112011-2012 $27 million$9 million Generated Savings:

6. Spreading the Cuts: K-12 Education Authorize the State Comptroller to Audit School Districts and BOCES Savings over the next 5 years $44.7 million Generated Savings:

7. Spreading the Cuts: Higher Education

8. Spreading the cuts: State Workforce

9. Generating Revenue Impose an excise tax on syrups or simple syrups, bottled soft drinks, or powders or base products. 2010-20112011-2012 $465 million$1 billion

10. Conclusion By