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ALBANY, N.Y. â Tax collections for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 totaled $82.4 billion ââ â$3 billion higher than forecast by the state Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget Financial Plan in February (latest projections), and $6.8 billion higher than forecast in May 2020 (initial projections), according to the March State Cash Report released recently by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Total tax collections for SFY 2020-21 were $513.3 million lower than the previous year.
âThe stateâs year-end financial position was significantly better than anticipated,â DiNapoli said.
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âWe face a long road to recovery, and the stateâs economy still faces serious challenges, both in the short-term and long-term. Better-than-anticipated tax collections, federal resources and new revenues in the recently adopted budget allow for important investments in critical programs and services, but state p
Maryland Casinos Break Revenue Record With Spike in March
Maryland’s six commercial casinos combined to set a single-month record with $169.2 million in revenue in March, a month when coronavirus-related capacity limits began to disappear.
One year on from the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down casinos around the country, the financial figures for March are welcome news in the Old Line State.
That March figure $169,179,016, to be exact was an increase of $43 million from the February revenue of $126,208,025.
Maryland casinos can now operate at full capacity with two exceptions: MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill and Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. Both of them raised their capacity limits from 25% to 50% in March. The state’s other four casinos now can run at 100% capacity, albeit with some empty spaces at slot machines and gaming tables to continue meeting social distancing guidelines.
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