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State Government Finances: 2000
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised September 2002)
Item MASSACHUSETTS
Amount Percent Per Capita
1 2 3
   
Population (thousands, April 1, 2000) 6,349 (X) (X)
Personal income (millions, calendar year  1999) 241,318 (X) (X)
   
Total Revenue 32,010,543 100.00 5,041.82
   
   General revenue 27,418,165 85.65 4,318.50
      Intergovernmental revenue 5,786,537 18.08 911.41
      Taxes 16,152,874 50.46 2,544.16
         General sales 3,565,267 11.14 561.55
         Selective sales 1,494,582 4.67 235.40
         License taxes 450,703 1.41 70.99
         Individual income tax 9,041,936 28.25 1,424.15
         Corporate income tax 1,306,353 4.08 205.76
         Other taxes 294,033 0.92 46.31
      Current charges 1,755,677 5.48 276.53
      Miscellaneous general revenue 3,723,077 11.63 586.40
   Utility revenue 95,092 0.30 14.98
   Liquor store revenue - - -
   Insurance trust revenue 4,497,286 14.05 708.35
   
Total expenditure 29,478,165 100.00 4,642.96
   Intergovernmental expenditure 6,240,692 21.17 982.94
   Direct expenditure 23,237,473 78.83 3,660.02
      Current operation 14,691,706 49.84 2,314.02
      Capital outlay 3,425,209 11.62 539.49
      Insurance benefits and repayments 2,350,994 7.98 370.29
      Assistance and subsidies 597,580 2.03 94.12
      Interest on debt 2,171,984 7.37 342.10
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 3,887,429 13.19 612.29
   
Total expenditure 29,478,165 100.00 4,642.96
   General expenditure 26,821,422 90.99 4,224.51
      Intergovernmental expenditure 6,240,692 21.17 982.94
      Direct expenditure 20,580,730 69.82 3,241.57
   
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 5,649,637 19.17 889.85
      Public welfare 6,541,200 22.19 1,030.27
      Hospitals 465,869 1.58 73.38
      Health 1,486,938 5.04 234.20
      Highways 2,788,211 9.46 439.16
   
      Police protection 444,636 1.51 70.03
      Correction 765,464 2.60 120.56
      Natural resources 214,474 0.73 33.78
      Parks and recreation 156,498 0.53 24.65
      Government administration 1,066,338 3.62 167.95
   
      Interest on general debt 2,127,688 7.22 335.12
      Other and unallocable 5,114,469 17.35 805.56
   
   Utility expenditure 305,749 1.04 48.16
   Liquor store expenditure - - -
   Insurance trust expenditure 2,350,994 7.98 370.29
   
Debt at end of fiscal year 38,961,069 100.00 6,136.57
Cash and security holdings 59,247,772 100.00 9,331.83
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000
Personal income source: Survey of Current Business (October 2000) BEA, released September 12, 2000
Created: November 21 2002
Last Revised: May 14 2010