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Massachusetts State Budget

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Governor Proposes Half-Billion in Cuts to Deal with Low Revenues, 'Fiscal Cliff'

Patrick announced the budget adjustments Tuesday.

In anticipation of the “fiscal cliff” combined with projected tax revenues that are more than half a billion dollars lower than previously expected, Gov. Deval Patrick released a revised budget designed to deal with the gap Tuesday.  “The uncertainty of the fiscal cliff and the resulting slow down in growth, is the direct cause of our budget challenges,” Patrick said. “Congress and the President must come to terms on a solution so the private sector will continue to make the kind of investments that create jobs, grow state and federal tax revenue collections and contribute to a lasting economic recovery." The state is now expecting to bring in roughly 21.5 billion in tax revenue, and Patrick's plan to bridge the gap between this amount and…

Friday, November 2, 2012

State Deposits $116 Million in Rainy Day Fund

Massachusetts has the third-largest reserve fund among U.S. states.

Thanks to low borrowing rates, Massachusetts was able to end the fiscal year with a $116 million surplus, the Patrick Administration announced this week.   The money will be deposited into the Stabilization Fund, also known as the "rainy day" fund.  "This is the third year in a row that the Rainy Day Fund balance has increased over the prior year’s closing balance as a result of the prudent fiscal policies and strong fiscal management by the Patrick-Murray Administration and the legislature," an administration press release read.  This deposit brings the "rainy day" fund balance from $1.379 billion at the end of FY11 to $1.652. The only two states with a higher reserve fund balance are Alaska and Texas due to billions of dollars of oil tax…

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