{"id":3370,"date":"2014-05-15T15:23:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T19:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2014-05-15T15:23:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T19:23:01","slug":"conference-revises-revenues-downward-317m-for-current-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/05\/15\/conference-revises-revenues-downward-317m-for-current-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Conference Revises Revenues Downward $317 Million for Current Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The finalizing of the 2014-15 fiscal year budget can begin now that the state\u2019s economic forecasters have agreed revenues are lower than they projected in January.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders of the House and Senate Fiscal agencies and the Department of Treasury said revenues for the 2013-14 current fiscal year will be $317 million lower than expected in January, down $253.2 million in the General Fund and $63.7 million in the School Aid Fund.<\/p>\n<p>For the upcoming 2014-15 fiscal year, the revenue estimating conference revised revenues downward by $299.1 million, down $220.5 million in the General Fund and $78.5 million below in the School Aid Fund from the January estimate.<\/p>\n<p>The new estimate is expected to complicate completion of the budget, especially in the General Fund.<\/p>\n<p>The new estimates mean overall revenue would actually drop to the two funds in the current year from the previous one by 0.1 percent. But in 2014-15, revenues in the two funds would grow by 4.1 percent, even with the downward revision.<\/p>\n<p><em>John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation and infrastructure issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finalizing of the 2014-15 fiscal year budget can begin now that the state\u2019s economic forecasters have agreed revenues are lower than they projected in January. 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