The issue focused on an extra $3.3 million in tax revenue and an increase in the state's total non-refundable tax base.

The tax increase is more than the $1.2 million in money the state will need to pay for the realignment of the state's computer systems, said John Arulanandam, the head of the tax administration.

"In the three years that it's been in effect, that's about $2.3 million in tax increases