FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 12, 2000

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Jane Egr, State Tax Commissioner
402/471-5604
David Dearmont, Research Administrator
402/471-5700

GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS — AUGUST 2000

State Tax Commissioner Mary Jane Egr reported Tuesday that total gross General Fund receipts for the first two months of fiscal year 2000-01 were $407,419,882. That is 1.6 percent below the projected amount of $414,028,000. Total gross receipts for the month of August 2000, were $228,215,530, below the projection of $240,725,000 by 5.2 percent. For the month, gross Sales and Use, Individual Income, Corporate Income and Miscellaneous taxes were behind projections by 6.1, 1.6, 46.3, and 13.0 percent, respectively.

Total refunds for the fiscal year to date are $59,835,949, which is 2.6 percent above the projected amount of $58,309,000.

Egr also said that net receipts were behind projections for the first two months of the fiscal year by $8,135,066. After refunds, total net receipts for fiscal year 2000-01 to date are $347,583,934, below projected total of $355,719,000 by 2.3 percent. For the year to date, net General Fund receipts for Individual Income and Miscellaneous taxes were ahead of the forecast by 2.0, and 3.3 percent, respectively. Total net general fund revenue for the month of August was $197,820,816, or 6.3 percent below the projected amount of $211,058,000.

As required by law, the comparisons are based on the forecast made by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board on February 25, 2000. This forecast was adjusted for legislation passed by the 2000 Legislature, divided into monthly estimates, and certified to the Clerk of the Legislature by the State Tax Commissioner and Legislative Fiscal Analyst.

APPROVED:
Mary Jane Egr
State Tax Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Research Division
Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts for Fiscal Year 2000-2001

 
TOTAL
ACTUAL NET
RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PROJECTED
NET RECEIPTS
DIFFERENCE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL NET
RECEIPTS
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED
NET RECEIPTS
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
July $149,763,118 $144,661,000 $5,102,118 3.5 $149,763,118 $144,661,000 $5,102,118 3.5
August 197,820,816 211,058,000 (13,237,184) (6.3) 347,583,934 355,719,000 (8,135,066) (2.3)


Comparison of Actual and Projected General Fund Receipts by Major Source for August 2000
and Cumulative Fiscal Year 2000-2001

 
AUGUST
ACTUAL
AUGUST
PROJECTED*
DIFFERENCE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
ACTUAL
CUMULATIVE
PROJECTED*
CUMULATIVE
DIFFERENCE
CUMULATIVE
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
GROSS RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $94,609,977 $100,805,000 ($6,195,023) (6.1) $199,549,318 $202,341,000 ($2,791,682) (1.4)
Ind Income Tax 119,863,695 121,762,000 (1,898,305) (1.6) 175,448,237 175,805,000 (356,763) (0.2)
Corp Income Tax 3,321,022 6,184,000 (2,862,978) (46.3) 9,056,166 13,240,000 (4,183,834) (31.6)
Misc Taxes 10,420,836 11,974,000 (1,553,164) (13.0) 23,366,161 22,642,000 724,161 3.2
Total Gross $228,215,530 $240,725,000 ($12,509,470) (5.2) $407,419,882 $414,028,000 ($6,608,118) (1.6)
REFUNDS
Total Refunds $30,394,714 $29,667,000 727,714 2.5 $59,835,949 $58,309,000 $1,526,949 2.6
NET RECEIPTS
Sales & Use Tax $69,114,075 $78,023,000 ($8,908,925) (11.4) $150,414,231 $159,407,000 ($8,992,769) (5.6)
Ind Income Tax 117,066,248 117,360,000 (293,752) (0.3) 169,656,339 166,331,000 3,325,339 2.0
Corp Income Tax 1,258,557 3,737,000 (2,478,443) (66.3) 4,187,636 7,407,000 (3,219,364) (43.5)
Misc Taxes 10,381,936 11,937,000 (1,555,064) (13.0) 23,325,729 22,573,000 752,729 3.3
Total Net $197,820,816 $211,058,000 ($13,237,184) (6.3) $347,583,934 $355,719,000 ($8,135,066) (2.3)

*The projected amounts used in this comparison were set at the February 25, 2000 meeting of the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board.

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