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Revenues through June Nearly Identical to FY 2022

On Thursday, June 15th, the Tax Commission released their Revenue Summary report, detailing collections through 11 months of FY 2023. Through June 7th, Sales and...
June 16, 2023

How Will the Fiscal Responsibility Act Impact Utah?

At a glance, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: Holds FY 2024 discretionary spending constant and provides 1% increase in spending for FY 2025; Does...
June 2, 2023

BOTSU: Simply the Best

The Budget of the State of Utah (BOTSU) is an annual report detailing budget actions taken during legislative sessions, providing the historical record for state...
May 26, 2023

Income Tax Collections Down Slightly, As Expected

On Tuesday, May 16th, the Tax Commission released their Revenue Summary Report detailing collections through 10 months of the fiscal year, in conjunction with the...
May 19, 2023

Introducing the Reimagined budget.utah.gov

During the Executive Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 16th, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst unveiled the newly designed budget website for the...
May 17, 2023

H-2-Whoa: 2023 General Session Investments in Water Management

Whether addressing the issue of having too much or too little water, recent hydrologic conditions of the state have kept law makers on their toes....
May 5, 2023

Financing NOAA’s Arc

You don't need the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to tell you that Utah's winter packed a wallop. No matter how you measure it...
April 21, 2023

A Look at Recent Events in Tax Collection History

This month's Revenue Summary Report from the Utah State Tax Commission (TC-23) and April Revenue Snapshot produced by the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and Governor's Office...
April 14, 2023

Too Blessed to be Stressed, Pt. 2: 2023 Updates to Budget Contingencies

Last December, Legislative economists presented their findings from the 2022 Budget Stress Testing exercise to the Executive Appropriations Committee in a report jointly prepared with...
March 31, 2023

Luck Remains as Revenue Collections Stay Golden

Earlier this week, the Tax Commission released their Revenue Summary (TC-23) for March, detailing collections through March 7th, 2023. The Office of the Legislative Fiscal...
March 17, 2023

Sine Die and to all a Goodnight: A Budget Summary of the 2023 Legislature

The Utah Legislature concluded its 2023 General Session with a budget of $29.4 billion for fiscal year 2024. The budget includes $14.6 billion from state...
March 3, 2023

Spotlight on Infrastructure: Recent Large Investments in Water, Roads, and More

Over the last two General Sessions, the Legislature has made significant investments in Utah’s transportation, water, recreation, and other categories of infrastructure, financed by extraordinary...
February 25, 2023