'Absolutely good news': WA financial outlook brightens as budget talks heat up
Washington state budget writers finally got some rosy news Monday, as they prepare to release their spending plans.
Revenue collections are predicted to increase $827 million in the current two-year budget compared to expectations from November, according to a forecast from the state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. This 1.1% increase reflects early proceeds from the slate of tax increases the Legislature approved last year.
Monday’s forecast means projected collections for the current biennium are up $438 million from the numbers lawmakers used to craft the state budget last spring. This puts total revenue expectations at $75.3 billion.
Sen. June Robinson, the Democrats’ chief Senate budget writer, called it “absolutely good news.”
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