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Liquor Commission cites cloud-based system costs, transfers to health fund and evolving sales patterns in budget briefing
Summary
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission told the House Finance Committee its 2026–27 budget includes higher contract and personnel costs driven by a transition to a cloud‑based D365 system, new transfer lines to Health and Human Services, staffing adjustments and changing retail trends including cannabis competition and direct‑ship taxes.
The New Hampshire Liquor Commission outlined budget changes tied to a recent enterprise software migration, transfers to health accounts, staffing changes and evolving retail trends during a briefing to the House Finance Committee.
Joseph Malika, chairman of the Liquor Commission, and CFO Tina Demers reviewed the agency’s presentation and answered questions about differences between the commission’s proposed reductions and the governor’s numbers. Demers said some positions counted in the governor’s budget are statewide DOIT positions or shared DOIT positions, not direct Liquor Commission headcount, creating apparent discrepancies between the agency’s requested cuts and the governor’s proposed budget.
System conversion and contracts: The commission reported a major migration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) last April. The agency said the new cloud‑based system requires ongoing maintenance and vendor contracts that DOIT cannot provide; the budget therefore…
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