Budget
A government’s budget is often considered a statement of the public’s priorities, a reflection of the choices that the people – through their elected representatives – make about the amount of resources they wish to devote to meeting shared goals and the relative importance they assign to each of those goals.
NHFPI aims to illustrate recent budget trends, highlight future challenges, and examine the ways in which New Hampshire directs resources to educate the state’s children, help ensure access to health care, promote public safety, maintain public structures, and achieve other critical public priorities.
Featured Resources
Significant Revenue Surplus Largely Generated by Business Taxes in Federally-Boosted Economy
State revenues have grown substantially since the sharp decline associated with the early days of the pandemic. As of the end of April 2022, the unrestricted revenue surplus over the State Budget’s revenue plan was $382.2 million, 16.0 percent higher than planned. Revenue surpluses have been generated by higher-than-anticipated revenues from the State’s two primary ...
The State Budget for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023
New Hampshire’s new State Budget will fund State-supported services during a critical time in the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. ...
Overview of Fiscal Policy in New Hampshire
Presented by AnnMarie French, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, and Phil Sletten, Senior Policy Analyst at ...