South Dakota budget commissioner warns of another difficult year as revenue lags projections

South Dakota budget commissioner warns of another difficult year as revenue lags projections

South Dakota’s top state government budget official warned Thursday that the current budget cycle “is playing out to be another belt-tightening year.” Bureau of Finance and Management Commissioner Jim Terwilliger spoke during a Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors meeting. “We probably just have to take a cautious approach as we move forward, given some of the circumstances that we’re in right now,” Terwilliger said. Through September, the st…

South Dakota Budget Commissioner Warns Of Another Difficult Year As Revenue Lags Projections

South Dakota’s top state government budget official warned Thursday that the current budget cycle “is playing out to be another belt-tightening year.”