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North Carolina State Budget: Governor's Budget

A guide to the North Carolina State Budget, including publications available to help citizens understand it.

The Governor's Budget (odd years)

The Governor, in conjunction with the Office of State Budget and Management, creates a budget for the upcoming biennium during odd years (2011, for example). The Governor's budget provides information on agency goals, missions, and operations and has been published under several different titles. The titles outlined below are all the same publication. Every couple of years the title is changed slightly.

Governor's Recommended Budget

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Alternate names:

  • Recommended Operating Budget
  • The North Carolina State Budget
  • The Budget

The Budget

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Alternate names:

  • Governor's Recommended Budget
  • Recommended Operating Budget
  • The North Carolina State Budget

Recommended Operating Budget

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Alternate names:

  • Governor's Recommended Budget
  • The North Carolina State Budget
  • The Budget

Recommended Continuation Budget

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Alternate names:

  • Governor's Recommended Budget
  • Recommended Operating Budget
  • The North Carolina State Budget
  • The Budget

The North Carolina State Budget

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Alternate names:

  • Governor's Recommended Budget
  • Recommended Operating Budget
  • The Budget

The North Carolina State Budget: Summary of Recommendations

The Summary of Recommendations provides a shorter version of the Governor's budget. The Recommendations provides the Governor's priorities, fiscal impact and revenue forecast, and budgets by department.

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The Governor's Budget (even years)

The North Carolina State Budget Recommended Adjustments is produced by the Office of State Budget and Management. This publication is a summary of the Governor's recommended changes to the budget during the second year of the biennium.

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Alternate names:

  • The Governor's Recommended Budget Adjustments
  • Recommended Adjustments