内布拉斯加州本财年收入预测上调2320万美元：州长皮伦称未来三年每年仍需解决约3.93亿美元
位于内布拉斯加州兰开斯特县的州府林肯市10月30日消息：内布拉斯加州经济预测咨询委员会（NEFAB）当天在州议会大厦开会，投票把本财政年度普通基金收入的预测上调2320万美元。
据州长办公室经 GovDelivery 发出的公告，委员会此次上调的是本财年普通基金收入预测。州议会官方新闻源与内布拉斯加公共媒体的报道显示，上调后本财年净收入预测为68.05亿美元，比今年2月的预测多2320万美元，增幅约0.3%；多出的收入将进入州现金储备基金。
不过，委员会对下个两年期的预测同时转差：2027—28与2028—29两个财年的收入预计合计比州议会财政办公室此前的测算少约3.659亿美元，该州下个两年期面临的预算缺口据测算约为11.9亿美元。本财年按州法须保留3%储备的要求计算，眼下仍有约2.0856亿美元的缺口。
州长吉姆·皮伦（Jim Pillen）在会后发表声明说，州政府必须有勇气缩小政府规模、而不是让它继续膨胀，并称正如普通内布拉斯加人一样，州政府必须量入为出。他说，按当天的预测，未来三年每年约有3.93亿美元的问题需要解决。
该委员会的预测是州议会编制预算的依据。报道称，这些数字并非定案：州税务费率审查委员会11月将再开会，经济预测咨询委员会明年2月还将再次开会修订预测。
来源：GSM·美国
Nebraska Raises Current-Year Revenue Forecast by $23.2 Million: Gov. Pillen Says About $393 Million a Year Must Still Be Solved Over Three Years
LINCOLN, Nebraska — The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (NEFAB), meeting at the State Capitol in Lincoln, Lancaster County, on October 30, voted to add $23.2 million to its revenue projections for General Fund receipts for the current fiscal year, according to a statement from the Governor's Office distributed via GovDelivery.
The Legislature's official Unicameral Update and Nebraska Public Media reported that the revision puts projected net receipts for the current fiscal year, which runs through June 30, 2027, at $6.805 billion — $23.2 million more than projected in February, an increase of about 0.3%. The additional revenue will go into the state's cash reserve fund.
The outlook for the next biennium darkened at the same time: revenue for fiscal years 2027-28 and 2028-29 is now projected to come in about $365.9 million below earlier Legislative Fiscal Office estimates, leaving the state facing a projected shortfall of roughly $1.19 billion for the upcoming biennium. For the current year, the state still faces a shortfall of about $208.56 million against the 3% reserve required by state law.
In a statement after the meeting, Gov. Jim Pillen said the state must have the courage to reduce the size of government instead of growing it, and that, just like ordinary Nebraskans, state government must live within its means. He said the forecast means the state has about $393 million per year to solve for over the next three years.
The board's projections underpin the Legislature's budget work. The figures are not final: the Tax Rate Review Committee meets in November, and the forecasting board reconvenes in February.
Source: GSM America
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