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Release thumbnail - PDA Wage Contract Analysis - 2017-10-02
PDA Wage Contract Analysis
October 02, 2017 | Wage Contracts

Pursuant to section 604-B(a)(8) of the Administrative Code of 1929, the Independent Fiscal Office has prepared a cost analysis of the collective bargaining agreements between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Doctors Alliance (PDA).

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Release thumbnail - September 2017 - 2017-10-02
September 2017
October 02, 2017 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.7 billion in General Fund revenues for September, an increase of $92.4 million (3.5%) compared to September 2016. Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $6.9 billion, an increase of $318.6 million (4.8%) from the prior year.

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Release thumbnail - Child Care and Early Education Funding in Pennsylvania - 2017-09-06
Child Care and Early Education Funding in Pennsylvania
September 06, 2017 | Economics and Other

The report provides an overview of the economic impacts of state spending on subsidized child care and no-cost pre-kindergarten programs in Pennsylvania.

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Release thumbnail - August 2017 - 2017-09-01
August 2017
September 01, 2017 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.1 billion in General Fund revenues for August, an increase of $113.5 million (5.6%) compared to August 2016. Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $4.2 billion, an increase of $226.0 million (5.7%) from the prior year.

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Release thumbnail - IFO State Government Committee Hearing - 2017-08-30
IFO State Government Committee Hearing
August 30, 2017 | Economics and Other

Director Matthew Knittel will testify in front of the House of Representatives’ State Government Committee to provide the committee with information regarding the IFO’s administration of laws under the jurisdiction of the State Government Committee.

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Release thumbnail - Natural Gas Production Report, 2017 Q2 - 2017-08-29
Natural Gas Production Report, 2017 Q2
August 29, 2017 | Energy

This report for the second quarter of 2017 and the calendar year uses data collected by the PA Department of Environmental Protection to develop statewide and county-level tabulations of production volume and well counts.

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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 - Memo to Joint State Government Commission (HR 910 of 2016) - 2017-08-01
Memo to Joint State Government Commission (HR 910 of 2016)
August 01, 2017 | Economics and Other

On June 2, 2017, the Independent Fiscal Office submitted a memo to the Joint State Government Commission containing work product for HR 910 of 2016.  The linked document is a copy of that memo. 

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Release thumbnail - July 2017 - 2017-08-01
July 2017
August 01, 2017 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.1 billion in General Fund revenues for July, an increase of $113 million (5.7%) compared to July 2016.

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