Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation fiscal policy analyst, discusses elements of his new report, Start Building a Better Budget: Seven steps to saner state spending.
State forecasts $1.4 billion budget surplus
The North Carolina General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division projects that while inflation and interest rates are still up, the state will have $400 million over in collections in the current fiscal year and $1 billion additional revenue coming into the state coffers in FY 2024-25.