INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels is ordering deeper cuts to the state budget.

In an e-mail sent to every state agency this week, Budget Director Christopher Ruhl said the agencies will be expected to cut 15 percent from its spending for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

"We have two options: continue to restrain spending or raise taxes on Hoosiers at a time when they can least afford government impounding more of their income. The choice is clear," the e-mail read.

Agencies already cut 10 percent from spending in the current year.

Department of Education spokeswoman Lauren Auld said the agency is exempt from the cuts, although she said leaders will continue to try and find more savings in light of the current situation.

A representative with the Indiana Department of Transportation said the agency is "looking at the matter closely," while the Family and Social Services Administration said "we are going to be making budget decisions soon and when we do we’ll announce them to the public."

The governor's office said the cuts are necessary because the recession has dramatically reduced state tax revenue.

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