Surplus projection flat for third month

Comptroller Kevin Lembo kept his latest projection for the state’s fiscal year 2015 budget surplus flat at $300,000.

Lembo, who is up for reelection today against GOP challenger Sharon McLaughlin and Green Party candidate Rolf Maurer, issues a projection at the start of each month, based on revenue and other information received.

He has projected a $300,000 surplus for the year ending June 30, 2015, since September.

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