West Virginia Department of Revenue Budget Overview FY 23 by Secretary Dave Hardy
In FY 2023, Secretary Dave Hardy discusses the challenges faced due to COVID and unpredictable revenue streams. Despite unexpected patterns in revenue sources, a conservative budget projection was chosen to allow flexibility and avoid deficits. The budget for FY 23 stands at $4.645 billion, with a minimal increase compared to the previous year, focusing on maintaining a flat budget while meeting essential needs like state employee pay raises and inmate medical care.
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WEST VIRGINIA Department of Revenue Budget Overview FY 23 DAVE HARDY SECRETARY OF REVENUE
FY 2023 BUDGET PREVIEW | SECRETARYDAVE HARDY Extraordinary Times State revenue streams are very unpredictable. COVID and its associated effects have placed unprecedented external pressures on the budget. Federal relief dollars (CARES and ARPA) are helpful, but have many complicated strings attached. Public health officials are struggling to predict where COVID may go. Inflation has escalated. All of this makes budgeting very challenging.
FY 2023 BUDGET PREVIEW | SECRETARYDAVE HARDY Revenue Side Revenue sources have shown surprising inexplicable patterns. Severance tax has grown remarkably. Corporate net income tax has grown as well. Federal dollars have temporarily changed our models. The Governor has opted for a conservative, cautious revenue projection. This is necessitated by the pandemic and its ongoing unpredictability. It leaves room for other expenditures as the fiscal year progresses. It allows us to avoid the risk of going into a deficit if revenues do not meet expectations.
FY 2023 BUDGET PREVIEW | SECRETARYDAVE HARDY Expense Side Governor instructed us to build an essentially flat budget. Our starting point was FY 22 - $4.580 billion. This budget for FY 23 is $4.645 billion. The increase to the proposed budget is $65.5 million above last year, as revised 1/12/22 Two exceptions to this notion: Average 5% pay raises for state employees = $109 million. Additional $41 million for inmate medical care, including court mandates and health care inflation. Today s budget meets these goals. The increase is 1.4%, far below the 7% inflation rate.
