CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A new report shows that state revenues
from all major tax sources in fiscal 2008 were down 4.1 percent from collections in the previous fiscal year - the first time in at least 30 years that annual collections have dropped in Nevada.

Tax revenue for the year ending June 30 totaled $2.71 billion, down about $115 million from fiscal 2007 collections, according to the state Taxation Department report.

Casino-related tax revenue was $772 million, a drop of 5.9 percent, or $48 million; while sales tax revenue was $966 million, a decline of 3.4 percent, or $34 million. Those are the two biggest sources of revenue for the state.

As the result of the downturn, Gov. Jim Gibbons and legislators since January have approved nearly $1.2 billion in spending reductions during the two-year budget cycle that ends in mid-2009.

Despite the declines, Gibbons' communications director, Ben Kieckhefer said there isn't a pressing need for another special legislative session to deal with additional cuts.

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