by GST | Aug 21, 2022 | Legislation, Special Alerts
From Andrew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center. New Hampshire collected a record $430.1 million budget surplus in the 2022 fiscal year, which ended June 30th. Most of it is already gone. From January to June, legislators spent $261.7 million — or 60% — of the...
by GST | Mar 31, 2022 | Opinion, Special Alerts
From Andrew Cline of the Josiah Bartlett Center. Republicans in the Legislature are pushing to lower New Hampshire’s Business Profits Tax. By one tenth of one percentage point, from 7.6% to 7.5%. This tiny change would make New Hampshire’s rate the same as...
by GST | Dec 8, 2021 | Legislation, Special Alerts
Positive Changes in the New Hampshire Budget passed this year. In the run-up to the 2022 election, it’s useful to remember the benefits in the budget passed this year. Following are some important points to remember and use in discussions with others. A Budget...
by GST | Sep 2, 2021 | Legislation, Special Alerts
Republican Budgets Reduce Your Taxes. Recently, Republicans in Concord passed, and Governor Sununu signed, a balanced budget that reduces state spending and taxes for families, retirees, businesses and tourists, directly reduces property taxes, and increases payments...
by GST | Sep 2, 2021 | Opinion, Special Alerts
Moody’s Investors Service recently estimated US public pensions are underfunded by $4.4 trillion. Public pensions are plans that cover state and local government employees in state and US territories No private pension plan is allowed to operate unless unfunded...