Budget Bites; Minnesota Budget Project

Budget Bites: Big change in deficit number doesn’t mean our budget troubles are over

February 28, 2011
Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Funding for the Environment, State Budget
Budget Bites; Minnesota Budget Project

When the state’s February forecast was released Monday morning, the news was surprising: Minnesota’s budget deficit for FY 2012-13 had fallen from $6.2 billion to $5.0 billion (or $6.0 billion if the cost of inflation is included).