HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he is tired of waiting for Republican lawmakers to produce a plan to wipe out a projected $2.2 billion deficit and will borrow against profits from Pennsylvania’s state-controlled liquor system to help patch it.

Wolf announced the move after efforts all but collapsed in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives in recent days to impose a new tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production, extend the sales tax on commercial warehousing and nearly double the state hotel tax rate.

In revealing the step to borrow $1.2 billion, Wolf also attacked House Republicans, saying they had repeatedly failed to deliver a tax package large enough to deal with Pennsylvania’s stubborn post-recession deficit.

“Too many Republicans in the Legislature are more focused on the 2018 elections than on helping Pennsylvania succeed,” Wolf said. “They’d rather see me fail than Pennsylvania succeed. They’d rather protect special interests, they’d rather protect lobbyists and campaign donors than do the right thing. I’m not going to play their games anymore, so I’m drawing a line in the sand.”

Wolf said his moves will be immediate, coming three months into a stalemate over fully funding a $32 billion budget bill, a 3 percent increase, approved by lawmakers June 30.

Wolf said he will try to trim the state’s workforce and costs to save money and balance the budget. He said he would protect education funding, senior programs, opioid-addiction programs and economic improvement efforts. But he suggested that spending cuts also will be necessary, saying other spending items “are going to be harder to do.”