HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett revealed little Monday about his closed-door budget negotiations with his fellow Republicans who lead the state Legislature as he tried to score other victories for his agenda before lawmakers take their summer break from Harrisburg.

Corbett told reporters he wants the state’s spending at a “reasonable number,” though a top Republican lawmaker suggested that the divide between the governor and lawmakers is about $233 million on a $27 billion-plus budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson, said Corbett wants a spending plan that leaves $500 million in reserve at the end of next year, while the Republicans who lead the House and Senate had produced a budget plan that would set aside $267 million.

“That’s obviously the range,” Scarnati said. “I would think we’re going to have to go up, and he’s going to have to come down.”

Budget plans by both the governor and Republican lawmakers include a $275 million tax cut for businesses and the elimination of a $150 million welfare cash benefit for nearly 70,000 disabled adults who cannot work temporarily.

With elections a few months away, Republican lawmakers continue to clash with Corbett over his proposals for deep funding cuts in education and social services.

Minority Democrats have not been invited to Corbett’s closed-door meetings with Republican lawmakers that began last week.

But Corbett will need votes from Democratic senators to help get his former chief of staff, Bill Ward, confirmed to an Allegheny County judgeship by the end of June.