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Governor Rick Scott will sign the state budget tomorrow at the Villages. The 70 billion dollar spending plan reduces spending, cuts corporate income taxes, lowers education spending and eliminates 45-hundred state jobs. Scott says it will spur economic growth. A Quinnipiac poll released today says just one in four voters approves of the budget. Poster Peter Brown says even if Scott vetoes some spending items, which he is expected to do, it’s won’t make a big difference on how people view the spending plan.

“You can certainly make the case that he is going to offend more people. You can also make the case that if he does makes these cuts that he’s been consistence in how he’s handling his job. He’s cut every place he doesn’t think is absolutely necessary,” said Brown.

Scott has been reviewing the budget for two weeks now. Using line item vetoes he’s expected to cut tens of millions of dollars from the spending plan.