Higher tax refunds dip Nebraska revenues below forecast for second straight month

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 19, 2026

Words: 624

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska tax revenues came in below expectations for the second month in a row, moving the goalposts further out for the budget hole lawmakers will have to close in 2027.

The state Department of Revenue’s report on April’s tax receipts — the month when many Nebraskans pay their income taxes — showed a net loss of 8.2% compared to what Nebraska’s Economic Forecasting Advisory Board had predicted in late February. That difference equates …

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