INDIANAPOLIS -- A 476-page response to calls for a comprehensive list of state budget cuts is drawing criticism from Democrats.

Since January, Sen. Vi Simpson, the Senate minority leader from Bloomington, has been asking Gov. Mitch Daniels and State Budget Director Chris Ruhl for a list of exactly what programs have seen less money because of budget cuts.

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Late Friday afternoon, the governor's office issued its lengthy response, which laid out some budget figures, but was comprised mostly of old news releases, news articles and letters from individual agencies.

"It's a good effort, but pretty useless overall," said Sen. Jean Breaux, D-Indianapolis. "There's no real specific information, no real actual numbers telling us just how much money was cut and from where and how those cuts are impacting lives. None of that information was presented in that 476 pages."

Daniels told 6News' Kara Kenney on Monday that the response was adequate, but is just the beginning.

"We're going to close the books of the state in the next two days. We have a new system, by the way, that will be the most complete and prompt closure ever in the history of Indiana and that will have infinite detail, line item by line item," he said. "That would be the supplemental response to a very appropriate request."

In addition to the yearly close-out report, state officials said they are working to launch a new transparency website that will contain state budget, revenue and expenditure information, a move pushed for by Senate Republicans.

"You can never give too much information in a public format for public decisions," said Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, who voiced support for the governor's 476-page response. "In an effort to be immediately responsive, they're saying, 'Here's what we have. The information's in here. It may not be in the format you wanted.'"

Still, Breaux said more information is needed to give taxpayers an adequate picture of state cuts.

"If we rest there and say that's accountability, that's transparency, that doesn't cut it," she said. "I'm in the General Assembly and I couldn't take this information and make heads or tails out of it."

A recent report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group gave Indiana an "F" for online government transparency.

The new budget website is expected to launch as soon as the end of August.

Senate Democrats are working on legislation for the upcoming session that would call for more open government and accountability.