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Report says Legislature’s spending, surplus jumped last year

By Soapbox Group
March 10, 2023
  • Pennsylvania
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By: AP News

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Legislature’s spending, including on lawmaker and staff salaries, rose last year, and its surplus also grew to a record $261 million, according to a report made public Wednesday.

The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission’s annual statement of the General Assembly’s financial affairs showed overall spending reached $392 million for the year that ended last June. That’s a jump from $380 million in the previous year’s report and is about equal to spending during the 2019-20 year.

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