Each November, in accordance with state statute, the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis produces a Fiscal Accountability Report. According to statute, the report must explain: (1) the level of spending changes from current year spending allowed by consensus revenue estimates, (2) any changes to current year spending necessary because of “fixed cost drivers,” and (3) the total change to current year spending required to accommodate fixed cost drivers without exceeding current revenue estimates.
Published sporadically from 1986-2009, the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis' Connecticut Revenue and Budget Data report (also referred to as the Tax Facts report) was designed as a "reference tool for legislators interested in putting the state's revenue and budget picture into historical perspective." Each report contains data for 20 years or more regarding "major state taxes and some of the basic expenditure items most often asked for by state legislators." The reports also contain sections discussing "important issues and major state and municipal programs or funds of interest to legislators."