马里兰州立法机构闭幕,通过税收、削减和新的社会方案,解决3.3B的赤字问题。 Maryland legislature closes session, tackling $3.3B deficit with taxes, cuts, and new social programs.

马里兰州立法者们结束了90天的立法会议,通过增加税收16亿美元和削减开支20亿美元,解决了33亿美元的赤字。 Maryland lawmakers concluded their 90-day legislative session by addressing a $3.3 billion deficit through $1.6 billion in tax increases and $2 billion in spending cuts. 新税包括3%的信息技术服务税和2%的资本收益税,用于收入超过350 000美元的人。 New taxes include a 3% IT services tax and a 2% capital gains tax for those earning over $350,000. 关键立法还包括对年轻成年人健康保险的补贴、取消犯罪记录以及研究奴隶制赔偿问题的委员会。 Key legislation also includes subsidies for young adults' health insurance, criminal record expungement, and a commission to study reparations for slavery. 尽管采取了这些措施,国家仍将维持21亿美元的雨季基金和超过3亿美元的资金余额。 Despite these measures, the state will maintain a rainy day fund of $2.1 billion and a fund balance over $300 million.