Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has approved a new $9.3 billion, two-year state budget. The budget calls for a $51 million annual boost to the state's property tax credit fund, for a total of $275 million a year. That’s nearly double the amount distributed to taxpayers in 2015. With the extra funding, the owner of a $150,000 home will get a $106 discount on their property tax bill. State spending under the new budget will increase by an average of 2.9 percent per year, which is less than average.