New Hampshire revenues continue to lag behind estimates.
Tax receipts were $21 million below estimates in December, bringing the total shortfall for the year to over $121 million. The two biggest hits to the treasury were from taxes on business, off $20 million, and real estate sales, 5-million -dollars below estimates.
The state got an extra $5 million from a combination hike in the tobacco tax and cut in a wine discount given to retailers.