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Connecticut fiscal accountability report: short-term surpluses but fixed costs and policy choices pose out‑year risks
Summary
Office of Fiscal Analysis and Office of Policy and Management presented the annual fiscal accountability report, showing a projected FY25 general fund positive balance but warning that Medicaid, retiree health, special transportation debt service, expiring ARPA/carryforwards and wage negotiations create budgetary pressure for FY26–28.
The Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) and the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) told members of the Appropriations and Finance committees on December hearing day that Connecticut expects an operating surplus in the current fiscal year but faces risks as it builds the next biennial budget.
“OFA” acting director Rob Wysock said the state is “now projecting a positive balance of $122,700,000 as of the middle of November.” OPM Secretary Jeffrey Beckham described a somewhat different near‑term estimate, reporting an operating surplus in the current year and cautioning that expenditures — especially fixed costs such as Medicaid and retiree health — will drive fiscal decisions in the coming biennium.
Why it matters: both offices emphasized that statutory fiscal guardrails (revenue and spending caps and the volatility cap) shape what the legislature can use from higher revenue years, and that several non‑permanent revenue sources and one‑time…
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