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FY2009 Budget Signed; FY2010 Budget Process Begins
On Sunday, July 13th, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a $28.1 billion FY 2009 state budget. The 2009 fiscal year runs from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
- Learn more about the FY09 budget
- Learn more about the budget process
- Learn more about the Governor's FY09 veto documents
- Read the supplemental budget and associated filings
Massachusetts government is funded on a fiscal year basis. The 2010 fiscal year will run from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
Beginning in the fall, each agency submits a budget to its Executive Office. The Executive Offices submit their budgets to the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, which prepares the Governor's budget. During this period the Administration holds open budget hearings, and takes public testimonies. According to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Governor must present a proposed budget for the next fiscal year to the Legislature by the third Wednesday of January. The Governor 's budget is called "House 1," which can be confusing because despite its name, the House 1 budget is not the budget produced by the House of Representatives.
