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How Arizona went from a projected budget surplus to a $400M shortfall

Arizona is bringing in less money than forecast, and legislative budget analysts are now predicting the state will end the current fiscal year with a $400 million shortfall. That’s compared with the projection of a $10 million surplus when the budget was approved earlier this year.

The main culprit appears to be reduced individual income tax collections; they dropped by more than 27% in the first quarter of the fiscal year.

The numbers came out as part of a meeting Wednesday of the state’s Finance Advisory Committee.

Economist Jim Rounds is a member of that group, and he joined The Show to talk more about what the data mean.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.