Jason Brune
46:02 - 46:45
"Left us in a really good position to be able to commit the FY '27 general fund transfer amount and also set aside the amount for the inflation-proofing, estimated inflation-proofing."
“Left us in a really good position to be able to commit the FY '27 general fund transfer amount and also set aside the amount for the inflation-proofing, estimated inflation-proofing.”
- Speaker
- Jason Brune
- Timestamp
- 46:02 – 46:45
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- September 3, 2026
From the transcript
Scott leaves us—. Left us in a really good position to be able to commit the FY '27 general fund transfer amount and also set aside the amount for the inflation-proofing, estimated inflation-proofing. But Val, to the point Trustee Shutt has often made, one global financial crisis and it could swallow all of this. So it's, it's while we're in a healthier position today, we still have to remember what happened 15 years ago. That's, that's absolutely true.
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