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Release thumbnail - Revenue Estimate Performance - 2017-12-22
Revenue Estimate Performance
December 22, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

This report examines the performance of IFO revenue estimates for the past five budget cycles.

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Release thumbnail - Updated Monthly and Quarterly Revenue Estimates - 2017-12-21
Updated Monthly and Quarterly Revenue Estimates
December 21, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

This report provides updated revenue distributions based on the estimates contained in the Official Monthly and Quarterly Revenue Estimates for Fiscal Year 2017-18 published by the IFO on August 10, 2017. The updated distributions reflect the statutory changes enacted with the state budget.

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Release thumbnail - Five Year Economic and Budget Outlook - 2017-11-16
Five Year Economic and Budget Outlook
November 16, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

This report examines the demographic, economic, revenue and expenditure trends that will affect the Commonwealth’s fiscal condition through fiscal year (FY) 2022-23. Based on the economic and demographic assumptions used by this report, the evaluation finds that various factors imply a long-term fiscal imbalance.

Press Release

IFO Presentation

PEW Presentation

Letter providing additional detail

Updated projections for the PSERS state share

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Release thumbnail - Quarterly Revenue Review 2017 Q3 - 2017-11-03
Quarterly Revenue Review 2017 Q3
November 03, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

The IFO produces this report to facilitate comparison of its quarterly revenue estimates with actual revenue collections. The report also provides context for the variances between estimates and actual collections.

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Release thumbnail - Monthly and Quarterly Revenue Estimates - 2017-08-10
Monthly and Quarterly Revenue Estimates
August 10, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

This report provides preliminary revenue distributions based on the FY 2017-18 projections contained in the Official Revenue Estimate published by the IFO on June 15, 2017. They do not reflect any potential statutory changes that may be enacted with the state budget.

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Release thumbnail - Quarterly Revenue Review 2017 Q2 - 2017-08-02
Quarterly Revenue Review 2017 Q2
August 02, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

The IFO produces this report to facilitate comparison of its quarterly revenue estimates with actual revenue collections. The report also provides context for the variances between estimates and actual collections.

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Release thumbnail - Official Revenue Estimate FY 2017-18 - 2017-06-15
Official Revenue Estimate FY 2017-18
June 15, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

FY 2017-18 official estimate and FY 2016-17 estimate revision (June 2017).

Methodology

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Release thumbnail - Quarterly Revenue Review 2017 Q1 - 2017-05-05
Quarterly Revenue Review 2017 Q1
May 05, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

The IFO produces this report to facilitate comparison of its quarterly revenue estimates with actual revenue collections. The report also provides context for the variances between estimates and actual collections.

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Release thumbnail - Initial Revenue Estimate FY 2017-18 - 2017-05-02
Initial Revenue Estimate FY 2017-18
May 02, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

The initial revenue estimate for FY 2017-18 and updated estimates for FY 2016-17.

Press Release

Presentation

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Release thumbnail - Analysis of Revenue Proposals in the 2017-18 Executive Budget - 2017-04-05
Analysis of Revenue Proposals in the 2017-18 Executive Budget
April 05, 2017 | Revenue Estimates

This report provides revenue estimates for the tax proposals contained in the 2017-18 Executive Budget released February 2017. The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) publishes this report to fulfill its statutory duties as provided under 71 Pa.C.S. § 4104. The act requires that the IFO “provide an analysis, including economic impact, of all tax and revenue proposals submitted by the Governor or the Office of the Budget.” 

Note: A clarifying sentence was added to page 16 since the original publication. (Revised on April 7, 2017)

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