Section 22B. In each fiscal year, the governor shall recommend to the general court an appropriation to be set aside in the PRIT Fund to reduce the unfunded pension liability of retirement systems participating in said fund pursuant to section twenty-two. Such recommendation shall be equal to or greater than one point three per cent of the total amount appropriated for the salaries of permanent and temporary state employees in subsidiary accounts ”01” and ”02”, so called, in such fiscal year.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 32 sec. 22B

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
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