US EditionNC House Approves Preliminary Budget, but Taxes, Salaries, Vacancy Cuts Make Plain Differences over Rival GOP Budgets
- The North Carolina House approved its preliminary $32.6 billion budget plan late Wednesday for the fiscal year starting July 1 in Raleigh.
- The plan emerged amid concerns over revenue shortfalls and disputes with the Senate, which proposes deeper income tax cuts and fewer vacancy eliminations.
- House Republicans favor an 8.7% average teacher salary increase, targeting early-career educators, along with about 3,000 cuts to vacant positions to fund raises.
- The budget was approved 93-20 after five hours of discussion, with Rep. Donny Lambeth commenting that they needed to reduce spending more than usual.
- Following the anticipated final House vote, the budget proposal is set to move back to the Senate for further discussions as lawmakers work toward a unified budget plan to present to Governor Stein, with July 1 as the target date amid ongoing GOP internal disputes and the governor’s involvement.
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Taxes, salaries, vacancy cuts make plain differences over rival North Carolina GOP budgets
The North Carolina House’s state budget proposal makes plain differences on taxes, salaries and job cuts between Republicans who control both General Assembly chambers.
Comparing reserve funds in House budget proposal to those in Senate budget
Earlier this week, the North Carolina House of Representatives revealed its 2025-27 biennium budget proposal. Negotiations between the House and Senate will soon begin until an agreement is reached. Last year, the Carolina Journal published a series examining “reserve funds,” what they are, how they work, and appropriations allocated in the previous budget to each reserve fund, including how they were spent. Now that the House has released its …
House budget retains North Carolina’s 18% tax rate in Senate disagreement
North Carolina’s planned online sports betting tax hike from 18% to 36% has been delayed after the House’s budget failed to replicate the Senate’s proposed increase. In April, the Senate’s budget for 2025-27 was approved and included a 100% tax increase for operators in the Tar Heel State. However, the House’s version of the budget failed to match the increase, instead retaining the existing level of 18%. The House budget did include some change…
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