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Gov. Justice announces largest single-month revenue surplus in West Virginia history: $319 million

State budget surplus for 2023 expected to exceed $1.7 billion

By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice, on Monday, announced that the state’s April General Revenue collections exceeded projections by $319 million, resulting in the largest single-month revenue surplus in West Virginia history.

“Everybody in this state has been a part of this, and that’s all there is to it,” Justice said at the time of the announcement. “It…