Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Revenue failure declared for FY2020, Gov. Stitt points to longterm state budget impact



Board of Equalization declares revenue failure for FY2020
Governor Stitt provides update on long term impact to state budget

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 20, 2020) – The Board of Equalization declared a $416,883,273 revenue failure for Fiscal 2020 in a virtual meeting held Monday afternoon.

Declaring a revenue failure allows the Legislature to access money from savings to fill the gap in the FY2020 budget.

During the meeting, Oklahoma Tax Commission Executive Director Jay Doyle presented an updated look at how COVID-19 and the downturn in oil and gas are affecting revenue forecasts for Fiscal 2021, which begins July 1.

While the Board of Equalization’s February report provided $8.244 billion of spending authority for the Legislature, the latest projection shows just $6.878 billion available, a difference of $1.366 billion.

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from MuskogeePolitico.com