NH INSIDER

Thought you might all be interested (if you haven't already seen this report) in this budget info...thanks to Charlie Arlinghaus of the Josiah Barlett Center for Public Policy, a NH think tank. This report outlines at least 38 new taxes and fees.

Summary: So far this year, the legislature has passed 38 new or increased taxes and fees that are budgeted to raise $318.6 million over two years. For historical comparisons, there were 29 new taxes and fees passed in the previous two years. In previous legislative sessions, the low has been 9 in 2003-4 with 20 in both 2001-2 and 2005-6. The majority of tax and fee increases have been passed separately from the budget itself.

New Hampshire State Budget as of July 2009