Revenue Outlook vs. Spending Allowed Under Statutory Cap
Revenues* Appropriations and Transfers**
  Base Revenues Tax Increase Total
Revenues
  Statutory
Spending Cap
  Base
Spending
Pensions Difference between
Revenues and Spending Cap
FY12 27,000 7,000 34,000 36,818 # 32,618 4,200 2,818
FY13 27,810 7,210 35,020 37,554 32,954 4,600 2,534
FY14 28,644 7,426 36,071 38,305 33,305 5,000 2,234
FY15 29,504 5,048 34,552 39,072 33,672 5,400 4,520
Cumulative FY12-FY15 deficit   12,106
(+ FY11 backlog of >$2 billion)
*3% growth in revenues on average, FY15 receives approximately 2/3rd of revenues the income tax increase before sunset.
Tax increase estimate is approx $6 billion individual, $500 mln corporate, and revenues from estate tax & corporate "loophole" change
** The statutory spending cap as allowed under SB2505, allows growth of 2%/year, pension spending assumes
growth of about $400 mln/yr. Base Spending is what would be allowed under the cap less pension payments.
# This is the allowed FY12 spending under law - my internal estimate is lower, but it could go up to
this level depending on budget choices made by Governor and General Assembly.