RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina taxpayers could get money back under a plan being considered by top lawmakers on how to spend the state's budget surplus.
The state is expected to collect more than $1 billion more than was forecasted for the fiscal year that begins on July 1.
One way to spend that money: tax rebates.
"How much would we need to allocate to give $1,000 to every taxpayer?" said Senate leader Phil Berger, a Rockingham County Republican. "How much would we need to allocate to give $1,000 to each head of household or a certain amount to folks that have dependent children? I've asked those questions."
Berger and his staff said they do not have those exact figures.
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