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Nebraska Tax Collections Trail Projections

Nebraska Tax Collections Trail Projections

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Net tax receipts coming into the state of Nebraska are still down, but not as far down as previously.
Nebraska Tax Commissioner Tony Fulton reports the latest numbers show net tax receipts down slightly from the $376 Million-dollar forecast. . .

Fulton says tax revenues still trail projections. . .https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/fulton-220b

Mainly due to a drop in individual state income tax receipts. Corporate income tax receipts were up.
State legislators have had to adjust the current state budget and consider cuts to the upcoming two-year state budget due to the drop-in tax revenue.

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