Pensions and Investments

Fiscal woes greeting N.J. governor

Mr. Bryan was referring to the impact on municipalities which, according to actuarial reports and the treasurer's office, must come up with an extra $422.5 million in pension fund contributions for the 2019 fiscal year under the 7% rate. By law, they must contribute 100% of their actuarially required contribution, and they don't have many choices for raising revenue.
"The change in the assumed rate of return has made budgeting more difficult at the state and local levels," said Lisa Washburn, a Summit, N.J.-based managing director for Municipal Market Analytics, a research firm.

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