State tax collections totaled $67.3 billion through Feb. 28, a decline of $481 million or 0.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the state cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Year to date tax collections were $103 million higher than the latest projections included in the Third Quarter Update to the Financial Plan released with the Executive Budget on Feb. 23.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,558 contracts valued at $4.44 billion and approved nearly 4 million payments worth more than $10.5 billion in February. His office also rejected 168 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.85 billion and nearly 3,000 payments valued at more than $6 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.
"Martin McGuinness was a hero of the peace process and the cause for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants. It was through his transformative leadership, and through the efforts of the men and women of Northern Ireland, that peace was realized at long last. Northern Ireland today is a symbol of hope for people in conflict throughout the world, hope for the peace and justice that can be achieved when people decide to work together. That hope is Martin McGuinness’ legacy."
"The President’s budget blueprint threatens funding for vital services including housing assistance, environmental protection, anti-poverty programs and more. It provides little specific information regarding the impact of broadly proposed cuts, but it is clear this budget will hurt New Yorkers. I urge the Administration to provide the details as soon as possible so New Yorkers and all Americans can have a clear understanding of the ramifications if these proposals become law."
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued:
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the unsealing of a five-count indictment charging Tammy Banack, a resident of Kirkville, New York, with one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class C felony, one count of Welfare Fraud in the Third Degree, a class D felony, two counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a class D felony, and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a class E felony.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that his office has over $14.5 billion in unclaimed funds and urged New Yorkers to see if any of it belongs to them. In State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2015-16, DiNapoli’s office set a national record for the third consecutive year for the most unclaimed funds returned in one year totaling $452 million.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued:
New York's public water supplies need stronger protections to ensure clean drinking water and prevent contamination that could result in health problems, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
State tax collections totaled just under $11 billion through May 31, a decline of $1.1 billion, or 8.8 percent, from the same period last year, according to the state cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
