Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin is promising that income tax refunds from this state are not in any jeopardy from budget woes, as has happened this week in Kansas and California. Martin says the budget fixes adopted by the Legislature and Gov. Jan Brewer in late January will make enough cash available to put checks in the hands of every Arizonan who overpaid their 2008 taxes. From Martin’s news release today:
“This is why I started warning everyone about our fiscal problems, so there would be time for action to prevent these types of drastic efforts from being needed.”
“Fortunately, our Legislature and new Governor acted quickly in a special session to fix the 2009 budget deficit. Their quick action has allowed us to plan for the rest of this year.”
“While the economy may still indeed worsen, we will do what it takes to make sure we have the financial resources to honor refund checks issued to you by the Department of Revenue.”
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