CONCORD — A look at the Department of Revenue Administration’s fiscal year 2020 first-quarter report on business tax refunds is sobering.
Legislative and executive branch budget negotiators must have been aware of the business tax refund trend when they lowered estimates for business tax receipts for the next two years as part of the recent budget settlement.
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