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Independent Fiscal Office warns Pa.’s structural deficit could balloon if no action taken

States Newsroom · November 13, 2026

The commonwealth’s structural deficit could exceed $7 billion by 2030 unless state lawmakers can cut spending or find new sources of reliable revenue, according to a new report from the Independent Fiscal Office. That’s up from more than $4.5 billion in the last fiscal year. The structural deficit is a measure of how…

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Independent Fiscal Office warns Pa.’s structural deficit could balloon if no action taken

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