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Senate Bill 1407 — Board of Tax Appeals, FY23 Appropriation

Senate Bill 1407 — Board of Tax Appeals, FY23 Appropriation

by
Fred Birnbaum
March 17, 2022

The Idaho Spending Index examines appropriation bills on several fronts to add important context to lawmakers’ discussions as they are considered on the floor of the House and Senate. Among the issues we look at in drawing a conclusion about a budget:

Does the agency requesting these funds serve a proper role of government? Has wasteful or duplicative spending been identified within the agency, and if so, has that spending been eliminated or corrected? Does the budget examine existing spending to look for opportunities to contain spending, e.g., through a base reduction? If there is a maintenance budget, is that maintenance budget appropriate? Are the line items appropriate in type and size, and are they absolutely necessary for serving the public? Does the budget contemplate the addition of new employees or programs? Does the appropriation increase dependency on the federal government?

Our analysis is intended to provide lawmakers and their constituents with a frame of reference for conservative budgeting, by summarizing whether appropriation measures contain items that are sincerely objectionable or sincerely supportable.

Bill description: Senate Bill 1407 appropriates $626,100 and 4 FTPs to the Board of Tax Appeals as a FY23 appropriation. 

Rating: +1

This is a rare budget request in that it actually reduces the year-over-year appropriation without any gimmicks or cost shifts. The Board of Tax Appeals reduced the full-time positions by one position as it was no longer needed. 

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