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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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DiNapoli: State Agencies Persistently Late with Not-For-Profits Contracts

A report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found 50 percent of the contracts in 2019 between Not-for-Profit (NFP) organizations and the state were not processed until after the contract start date. DiNapoli’s report showed that no progress has been made in the past year, with the percentage of late contracts increasing slightly from 47 percent in 2018.

State Contract and Payment Actions in April

In April, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 931 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $680 million and approved approximately 11.5 million payments worth nearly $16.1 billion. The Office rejected 79 contracts and related transactions valued at $50 million and nearly 6,900 payments valued at more than $105.8 million. More information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com.

DiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession

Recent unemployment claims suggest that most of New York City’s job gains over the past decade have been lost due to the economic impacts of the coronavirus. The city now forecasts its economy will shrink by 12.9 percent in 2020, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Tax collections are projected to fall next fiscal year for the first time since the Great Recession.