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</html><description>The Firefighters&#x2019; and Rescue Squad Workers&#x2019; Pension Fund provides $170 per month in retirement benefits. The Pension Fund is adequately funded, but the State&#x2019;s annual required contribution now exceeds the amount of property insurance premium tax proceeds going to the General Fund. The Department of State Treasurer overstated appropriation requests due to overly conservative actuarial [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>https://sites.ncleg.gov/ped/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/07/Pension_Photo.jpg</thumbnail_url></oembed>
