Missouri Budget

Recent reports have highlighted both improvements in Missouri’s General Revenue for the current fiscal year and less dire forecasts for shortfalls in fiscal year 2012.  While improvements in the state’s fiscal condition are welcome, it is important to understand Read More

Governor Nixon appointed the Tax Credit Review Commission to review the state’s tax credits and make recommendations "for greater efficacy and enhanced return on investment."  The Commission discussed several global issues and took a detailed look at each of Read More

With so much conflicting information in the news about Missouri’s revenue crisis, it’s difficult to get to the facts. The MBP’s latest fact sheet on Missouri’s revenue crisis lays out the facts about Missouri’s revenue in an easy to understand brief. Read More

Click here to view the MBP’s most recent presentation on the ongoing crisis facing Missouri’s general revenue budget.     Read More

Updated In November Missourians will vote on Proposition A. If passed, the Proposition would undermine local control and decision making in every Missouri community. Proposition A would place vital local services and infrastructure perpetually at risk of Read More

Missouri recently won the race to the bottom, as South Carolina raised its cigarette taxes.  At 17 cents per pack, Missouri’s tobacco taxes not only lag far below the national average, but also far below the cigarette taxes of its neighbors.  Click here to read Read More

Missouri’s general revenue ended the fiscal year more than 9 percent below the previous year, likely the largest decline in one year since the Great Depression. Click here to read more details.   Read More

Despite significant reductions to Missouri’s general revenue budget over the last two years, Missouri’s funding crisis continues. Over the last decade, Missouri’s revenue has dropped to historic lows. Missouri policymakers have responded by depending upon a Read More

Cut hurt!  For the past 20 days the Missouri Budget Project has highlighted 20 ways that budget cuts hurt individuals, families, communities and all of us. Click here to read 20 Ways in 20 Days. There is a better way!  Instead of just relying on cuts, Missouri needs to Read More

Governor Nixon asked the General Assembly to cut $520 million from the budget he presented to them in January 2010. They complied with his request. In June, the Governor announced an additional $301 million in withholds (cuts) in order to balance the budget. For a summary of the Read More