Deval Patrick made this not-so-surprising announcement today, the Boston Herald reports.

Gov.-elect Deval Patrick announced today that he will restore more than $380 million in budget cuts made by Gov. Mitt Romney, replenishing accounts that pay for water and sewer rate relief and services for the state’s most vulnerable residents.

“Overwhelmingly, these broad-based cuts, especially coming mid-year, have a serious negative impact on thousands of Massachusetts residents who have planned for the relief and relied upon the services these programs provide,” Patrick said in a statement.

The reversal is an unusually bold move for a governor-elect who has not yet taken office, but Patrick has said in recent weeks that he wanted to restore as much money as the state’s finances would allow. The governor-elect is vacationing with his family in South Africa this week and could not be reached directly for comment.

Romney made $425 million in budget cuts in November, saying the reductions were necessary because of chronic overspending by legislators. At the time, Romney said he was doing Patrick a favor by not saddling him with a huge budget deficit as the governor-elect prepared to move into his State House offices.

But Patrick resoundingly rejected the move today, saying that emerging budget projections show the state has enough money to cover the expenditures planned through the end of June.

Of course, he also says he is "having some trouble" finding the $1 billion surplus, but says there is enough money to reverse Romney's budget cuts.

Taxes are going up, people.