#AZLeg Budget Update: What’s in Store for the 54th Legislature (video)

budget surplus 2019

" data-medium-file="https://powersforthepeople.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/budget-1-2019-nl.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://powersforthepeople.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/budget-1-2019-nl.jpg?w=648"/>

Unlike many years, the Arizona Legislature will have money to spend when it convenes the 54th Legislative Session on opening day, January 14, 2019. We have an unexpected $900 million in one-time funding due to unexpectedly high sales tax returns and personal income tax returns.(Gosh, could the minimum wage have played a role in this?) We also have $200 million in the structural budget (money that should be available for three years).In addition, there’s tax conformity and review of the tax giveaways.