New York tax collections through February were higher than estimates in the state’s updated 2011-2012 Financial Plan, according to a report New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released Wednesday.
Tax collections were $172.1 million more than estimates in the updated financial plan. Year-to-date growth was 6.4 percent, slightly higher than year-end growth of 6 percent that had been projected in the middle of February.
However, tax collections still trail behind the state’s original projections from the beginning of 2011.
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“The only reason collections are up is because projections were lowered twice since last March,” DiNapoli said in a news release. “We should continue to be cautious about revenue assumptions for the coming year.”
The New York State Division of the Budget predicted tax revenue of $64.97 billion in its April 2011 projections. But it lowered that estimate by a total of $444 million in two updates in November and January.
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