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General Assembly Focuses on Appropriations Hearings and Governor’s Budget Recommendations The General Assembly dedicated this week to appropriations hearings. Along with full Joint Appropriations meetings, several subcommittees met this week to discuss Governor Nathan Deal’s budget recommendations in the FY2015 Supplemental Budget and FY2016 Budget which were released last Friday. Based on the budget estimates released last week, revenues continue on an upward path. The FY 2015 Supplemental Budget includes a revised revenue estimate of $21,112,906,096, increasing the overall state revenues by $276,161,476. The FY2016 revenue estimate is projected at $21,782,964,314, with a FY2016 Budget of $19,219,341,203. The Supplemental Budget Appropriations bill (House Bill 75) and the General Budget Appropriations bill (House Bill 76) were introduced on January 16, 2015 and the Joint Appropriations Committees will meet in the upcoming weeks to discuss the recommendations. For a few select highlights of the FY2015 and FY2016 Budgets, click here. For a complete ACCG overview of the FY2015 and FY2016 Budgets, including department changes that have impacts on local governments, please click here. Please take some time to review these budget items and talk to your legislators about your support or concerns. ACCG will continue to monitor the House and Senate Appropriations Committee meetings and alert county officials to any changes that will impact counties.
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