Revenue is essential to funding the priorities of the state and supporting vital public services. State and local revenue in New Hampshire stems primarily from taxes, and each resident, visitor, and employer has a vital role in generating the resources required to maintain essential systems and meet the needs of Granite Staters.
Property taxes are the primary revenue source for local governments, while the largest tax revenue sources for the State are taxes on business profits and compensation, restaurant meals and hotel room rentals, tobacco sales, real estate transactions, insurance premiums, motor fuels, and other economic activity. State revenue also comes from sales by State-operated enterprises selling liquor and lottery tickets.
NHFPI seeks to improve public understanding of New Hampshire’s revenue system, its role in financing state expenditures, and the impact it has on families and individuals at different income levels.
On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to shape our understanding of the economic wellbeing of the Granite State and beyond. Here are our picks for July 2025: 📄 Housing Trends: Older Households ...
Presented by Research Director Phil Sletten to the New Hampshire Government Finance Officers Association on July 23, 2025. NHFPI Funding Public Services in New Hampshire NHGFOA 7.23.25
New Hampshire State revenues in June produced a $10.0 million surplus relative to expectations, but remained lower than in June 2024. On a cash basis and prior to final audit calculations and adjustments, the State’s combined General and Education Trust Funds revenues were $26.2 million (0.8 percent) short of the annual target for State Fiscal ...
First published in NH Business Review, June 9, 2025 New Hampshire state revenues have been limited by lower business tax receipts and the repeal of the Interest and Dividends Tax. ...
On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to ...
May is not a critical month for State revenue collections, but policymakers in the State Budget’s Committee of Conference have been seeking any additional information they can find that could ...