State Budget Spends Too Much, Future Tax Increase Incoming, Roae Says

February 3, 2026

HARRISBURG — Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) issued the following statement in response to the $53.26 billion Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro today:

“A massive tax increase is coming if we keep spending several billion dollars a year more than is coming in. The prior two budgets, which I voted against, had a combined $8.5 billion in deficit spending, and this budget proposal has $6.46 billion in deficit spending. Everyone understands that if a household will earn $47,000 this year, they cannot spend $53,000. Here the numbers are a lot bigger: $46.8 billion in revenue and Gov. Shapiro wants to spend $53.26 billion. Households need to earn more to spend more, and state government has to tax you more to spend more. I cannot support this budget proposal that spends 6.2% more than the $50.1 billion budget we just passed back in November.”

For more information on the 2026-27 budget, visit pabudget.com.

The 6th Legislative District includes the city of Meadville; Beaver, Conneaut, East Fairfield, East Fallowfield, East Mead, Fairfield, Greenwood, Hayfield, North Shenango, Pine, Randolph, Sadsbury, South Shenango, Spring, Summerhill, Summit, Union, Vernon, Wayne, West Fallowfield, West Mead and West Shenango townships; and Cochranton, Conneaut Lake, Conneautville, Linesville and Springboro boroughs in Crawford County and Conneaut, Elk Creek and Springfield townships and Albion and Cranesville boroughs in Erie County.

Representative Brad Roae
6th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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