2024 Economic & Revenue Consensus Forecasting Conference Meeting
172 State Street, Room 124 CAP
Albany,
NY
12247
- Executive Budget
Section 23 of the State Finance Law requires that the Chairperson and Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairperson and Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, and the Director of the Budget jointly convene a consensus economic and revenue forecasting conference in the form of a joint Legislative-Executive public hearing by the end of February each year for the purpose of assisting the Governor and the State Legislature in reaching the New York State Consensus Revenue Forecast.
The conveners of the Conference also invite the New York State Comptroller and other participants to the Conference who provide guidance on the current United States U.S. and New York State NYS economic conditions as well as the effect of these conditions on State receipts.
In addition, on or before March 1 in each year, the Director of the Budget, the Secretary of the Senate Finance Committee and the Secretary of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee issue a joint report containing a consensus forecast of the economy and estimates of receipts for the current and the ensuing State Fiscal Year.
Agenda
Opening Remarks and Introductions:
Blake Washington, Budget Director
NYS Division of the Budget
The Honorable Senator Liz Krueger, Chair
Senate Finance Committee
The Honorable Assemblywoman Helene E. Weinstein, Chair
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
The Honorable Senator Thomas F. O’Mara, Ranking Minority Member
Senate Finance Committee
The Honorable Assemblyman Ed Ra, Ranking Minority Member
Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Maria Doulis, Deputy Comptroller
NYS Office of the State Comptroller
Presenters:
Constance Hunter, Senior Advisor, MacroPolicy Perspectives
Hugh Johnson, Hugh Johnson Economics
Kajal Lahiri, University at Albany, State University of New York
Closing Remarks
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