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Idaho Liquor Division outlines FY2024 revenue distribution, requests targeted IT and store upgrades
Summary
The Idaho State Liquor Division presented FY2024 financials showing $118.3 million in statutory distributions and requested one-time and ongoing appropriations for IT security, accessibility, store improvements and modest temp staff pay increases.
The Idaho State Liquor Division presented its FY2024 financial results and budget requests during the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing, outlining statutory distributions, staffing metrics and a package of IT, accessibility and store replacement requests.
The presentation matters because the division’s net income and statutory distributions flow to cities, counties, magistrate courts and the state general fund; committee members pressed the division about staffing costs and a $100,000 request to bring its website into compliance with web accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Budget analyst Kellen McGurkin of the Legislative Services Office told the committee the division’s FY2024 total distributions were $118,300,000 and that total reported sales were about $319,100,000. He said a 2% surcharge on liquor sales generated roughly $6,700,000 for the court services fund and that statutory formulas and internal accounting determine the remainder distributed to cities, counties, magistrate courts and the general fund.
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