HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) House Speaker Brendan Sharkey is acknowledging Connecticut lawmakers made mistakes in trying to find the revenue needed to balance the state's new two-year budget.

The Democrat said it's always difficult to find the last few million dollars. And in those situations, he said decisions are made that ``are not fully vetted'' and don't consider the impact on business. He gave the example of a proposal to increase the state's tax on data processing.

Sharkey spoke Thursday to the new State Panel on Business Competitiveness, created by the General Assembly after major employers balked at a budget that passed with various business tax increases. Revisions were later made.

Sharkey said he wants feedback from the group of experts on ideas for addressing a shortfall that has already developed in the budget.