The numbers are in for last month’s Virginia’s General Fund revenues and officials say it is up by close to 19%. Payroll taxes were up close to 10% year-to-year and sales tax collections year-to-year were up over 14% while analysts predicted collections would drop by over 4 percent. The state finished fiscal year 2021 with a record surplus $2.6 billion. Secretary of Finance Joe Flores says they expect growth to continue as they prepare for the next budget cycle.