Budget cuts may incite tuition increase - Nathan Hardin, Technician Online

Gov. Bev Perdue signed a state budget into law Wednesday that N.C. State officials say will likely lead to a tuition increase next year. The budget includes a provision to distribute $70 million in cuts to campuses in throughout the UNC system. It’s a far cry from the $175 million cut recommended by the state House earlier in the process. Charles Leffler, vice chancellor for finance and business, said constant cuts are beginning to take their toll and he still expects this reduction to impact everybody. “We’re going to work as we have been to minimize impacts on our employees,” said Leffler. “There will be some impact on everybody, because two years in a row legislation has allowed no salary increases for the University.”