PARSIPPANY, NJ - Today, Chris Christie released the following statement regarding The Tax Foundation's annual "Tax Freedom Day Report".

The 2009 "Tax Freedom Day Report", released today, assigns each state a date based on how many days its citizens have to work to pay their taxes each year. New Jersey's date is April 29th, second to last in the country, meaning New Jerseyans have to work 119 days in 2009 (from January 1st to April 29th) to just cover their taxes:

"This is just another indicator that tells us what we already know - Trenton taxes too much, it spends too much, and it borrows too much. It's why we have to work 119 days this year just to cover our taxes - second worst in the nation. It's why our business climate is ranked last in the country. It's why we've had a net loss of nearly 350,000 New Jerseyans to other states this decade. New Jerseyans need to start working for their families, not the government. I'll cut personal and small business taxes and require a 2/3 majority of the Legislature to raise taxes, require a sunset provision on any new programs and use an elected State Auditor to cut wasteful spending."