That's how much the North Carolina government, and thus taxpayers, will pay just to service the state debt this year according to the NC Treasurer's office.
The total state debt is now in excess of $6 billion (roughly 30% the size of the entire budget for the state for a year).
And to top it off, there is still roughly $800 million in debt authorized by the General Assembly that hasn't been issued yet.
Hmm… I wonder if the budget writers trying to fill a $2 billion gap would like to have that $643 million back now instead of just paying it in interest.
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