New Hampshire’s biennial budget reflects the Granite State’s public policy priorities. It allocates funding to critical programs that support the health and wellbeing of residents as well as the vitality of the state’s economy and workforce.
NHFPI analyzes recent budget trends, highlighting future challenges and opportunities. The following resources direct a keen eye towards how the State Budget is meeting its key public priorities, with special events that track the development of this important legislation.
Thank you to everyone who joined the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute on February 2, 2026 for our data-driven discussion of New Hampshire’s Business Enterprise Tax (BET). At the event, NHFPI Research Director Phil Sletten and NHFPI Executive Director Gene Martin examined who benefits from proposed BET rate reductions, how much state revenue is at ...
First published in New Hampshire Bulletin, December 22, 2025. As 2025 comes to an end, many Granite Staters are feeling the same things. Groceries cost more. Housing costs and property taxes are up. Health care is harder to afford and access. Too many of our neighbors feel it is a challenge to survive, let alone ...
As many Granite Staters ring in the New Year, they may also find themselves reaching deeper into their wallets to pay certain State fees. Starting January 1, 2026, up to 58 new or increased State fees and fines take effect in New Hampshire, primarily for motor vehicle registrations but also potentially for accessing health services. ...
As 2025 winds down, New Hampshire residents are feeling the effects of rising costs, major federal policy changes, and a constrained State Budget. In this special year-in-review episode, host Gene Martin sits ...
The federal government ran out of funding for many of its operations on October 1, leading to a “shutdown” of many activities. Much of the federal government will keep running, ...
State revenues started the new fiscal year slipping behind expectations. While neither July nor August are key months for State revenues, the receipts collected since the July 1 start of ...