New state budget $1B out of balance leader says fall session possible

  • FY 2009

Aug 29 2008

New state budget $1B out of balance leader says fall session possible [1]

By Michael Norton and Gintautas Dumcius, State House News Service / The Belmont Citizen-Herald

"We've seen a huge increase in capital gains taxes," said Widmer. "That makes us more vulnerable to a decline in the stock market, which obviously we've experienced. The only question is how much will it decline." The foundation claims this year's $28.2 billion budget is about $1 billion out of balance, due in part to underestimated spending levels and overestimated revenues tied to tax increases, and Widmer says a $500 million drop in capital gains tax revenues "would not surprise me."
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