The sigh of relief after the state budget passed on June 30th was short lived, as legislators are now scrambling to find the funding needed to support $31 billion in spending, writes Marc Levy for Daily Local News.

Despite this, Governor Tom Wolf has said that he will not prevent the budget from going ahead.

Wolf was quick to point out that despite the concessions he was forced to make for this budget, it still contains several key elements such as more aid for schools.

This will be the second state budget to become law without Wolf’s signature and make Pennsylvania the only state government without an enacted budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year that began on July 1st.

However, Wolf is also not going to let the legislature play fast and loose with the state’s finances to raise the funds. He emphasized that taking out loans, moving money from different funds or utilizing others sources of temporary cash will not be acceptable.

“We should all be clear about what that means,” Wolf pointed out. “Paying for what has been appropriated must be done with sustainable, recurring and sufficient revenues.”

The current plan to gather the $1.3 billion required relies heavily on a $1 per pack tax increase on cigarettes and legalizing online gambling.

Wolf also declined to comment on what actions he would take if the Legislature cannot come up with a revenue package.

“I don’t expect that to arise,” he said.

Read more about the funding battle at Daily Local News here, and check out previous VISTA Today coverage of the state budget here.