Forecast: Spokane may face $50M annual deficit, $200M total gap by 2031
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, JUL 18 – Declining sales tax revenue, rising expenses, and pandemic-era union contracts drive Spokane's deficit toward $13.4 million by 2026 and over $50 million annually by 2031.
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Forecast: Spokane may face $50M annual deficit
(The Center Square) – Despite a $3.8 million projection in May, Spokane officials reviewed data Thursday that show the city’s general fund deficit heading into 2026 is now at $13.4 million and rising. If left unaddressed, the revenue shortfall could…
Forecast: Spokane may face $50M annual deficit - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) – Despite a $3.8 million projection in May, Spokane officials reviewed data Thursday that show the city’s general fund deficit heading into 2026 is now at $13.4 million and rising. If left unaddressed, the revenue shortfall could snowball to more than $50 million by 2031. The Spokane City Council and Mayor Lisa Brown balanced a $25 million hole heading into 2025. Similarly, that general fund deficit was projected to reach abo…
Forecast: Spokane may face $50M annual deficit, $200M total gap by 2031 - Everett Post
(The Center Square) – Despite a $3.8 million projection in May, Spokane officials reviewed data Thursday that show the city’s general fund deficit heading into 2026 is now at $13.4 million and rising. If left unaddressed, the revenue shortfall could snowball to more than $50 million by 2031. The Spokane City Council and Mayor Lisa Brown balanced a $25 million hole heading into 2025. Similarly, that general fund deficit was projected to reach abo…
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