Kansas outperforms grim budget expectations, has highest ending balance on record Matthew Kelly, The Wichita Eagle
Jul. 6 The state of Kansas overcame bleak expectations to collect 9.3% more tax revenue than expected in the 2021 budget year, the Department of Revenue reported Friday.
The $8.9 billion general revenue haul outperformed expectations by $758 million, leaving Kansas with its highest ending balance since at least 1980. The $1.9 billion in reserves represents a quarter of the spending financed by general taxes.
A fiscal forecast at the height of COVID-19 shutdowns in April 2020 painted a grim economic picture for the state, projecting a $653 million budget shortfall. By November, analysts were less pessimistic, but the new revenue report is an even more encouraging economic sign.
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