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Issue Briefs

TABOR Refund Mechanisms (2014)

Subjects

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

09/18/2014

This issue brief provides information on mechanisms used to refund revenue in excess of the state's constitutional spending limit. For information on the state spending limit and how it is calculated, please refer to Issue Brief 14-03A.

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Budget Related Publications

FY 2019-20 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative

The Long Bill Narrative, which is the annual appropriations act, is prepared by staff to explain funding decisions recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly. This document is a companion document to the actual Long Bill. The narrative outlines budget changes based on the...

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

03/25/2019

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

Forecast March 2019

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/15/2019

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

Fiscal Strategies for Budget Shortfalls

Each year, the General Assembly is tasked with balancing constitutional, statutory, and federal requirements with other legislative considerations, such as competing policy priorities, caseload pressures, and the health of the state’s economy, in order to create a budget. The Colorado...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/07/2019

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Tax Expenditure Evaluation Schedule (January 2019)

The Colorado Office of the State Auditor (OSA) prepared this schedule for evaluating the State’s tax expenditures pursuant to Section 39-21-305(1)(d), C.R.S. The OSA identified 208 tax expenditures that will be evaluated over a 5-year period. This schedule will be updated periodically.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

02/04/2019

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Budget Related Publications

CY 2019 for FY 2018-19 Supplemental Narrative

The Supplemental Narrative is prepared by the staff to explain proposed adjustments to prior year appropriations recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly. This narrative describes all of the proposed budget changes statewide, by department, and by program, and provides...

Publishing Agency:

Joint Budget Committee Staff

Date:

02/04/2019

Subject:

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

2019 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast

Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2018, the state received $177.3 million, including a one‑time payment of $113.3 million pursuant to the Nonparticipating Manufacturers Adjustment Settlement Agreement...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/29/2019

Subjects:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

State Revenue & Budget