ALBANY — New York leaders will close a smaller budget gap next year because of higher tax receipts, but that won’t absolve the expected tussle over hotly disputed spending decisions — like more resources for migrants.
The state’s financial plan is due for an update now halfway through the state’s $237 billion fiscal year. The state Budget Division will release new figures by Wednesday that state Budget Director Blake Washington said will be good news for the state: Next year’s $2.3 billion gap will be smaller than expected.
“This part of the year is essentially our bread and butter,” Washington told reporters on Friday in Albany…