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NJ budget suffers another setback with $600M hole in April

NJ budget suffers another setback with $600M hole in April (via NJ.com)

TRENTON — New Jersey’s budget will take a big hit in April to the tune of $600 million, state officials announced today, warning that one of the best months for tax collections has been seriously behind Gov. Chris Christie’s expectations. The…

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Posted: April 29th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, Economy, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: , , | 4 Comments »

NJ budget won’t get much help from state economy, expert warns

NJ budget won’t get much help from state economy, expert warns (via NJ.com)

TRENTON — New Jersey is in for another year of lackluster economic growth, and the new spending plan Gov. Chris Christie is proposing widens the shortfall in the state budget to $526 million by summer 2015, the state Legislature’s top financial…

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Posted: April 2nd, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Economy, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: , | Comments Off on NJ budget won’t get much help from state economy, expert warns

Tax revenues indicate that New Jersey’s economy is on the upswing

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New Jersey’s tax revenues exceeded projections for the seventh consecutive month and income tax collections were the highest ever in June, even without a “millionaires tax.”

The Treasury Department announced yesterday, that income tax collections in fiscal 2013 were 12.4% higher that in fiscal 2012 (the fiscal year ends on June 30) and sale tax collections increased 3.7%.

The State’s fiscal 2013 revenue collections through June totaled $25.6 billion, $1.58 billion higher than in fiscal 2012.

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Posted: July 26th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Declan O'Scanlon, Economy, New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »