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State Government Finances: 2001
(Amounts in thousands. Per capita amounts in dollars. Revised March 2003)
Item MASSACHUSETTS
   
Amount Percent Per Capita
     
Population (thousands, July 1, 2001) 6,401 (X) (X)
     
Total Revenue 29,303,913 100.00 4,578.02
     
   General revenue 29,287,698 99.94 4,575.49
      Intergovernmental revenue 6,096,675 20.80 952.46
      Taxes 17,225,270 58.78 2,691.03
         General sales 3,755,838 12.82 586.76
         Selective sales 1,504,410 5.13 235.03
         License taxes 496,082 1.69 77.50
         Individual income tax 9,902,677 33.79 1,547.05
         Corporate income tax 1,211,584 4.13 189.28
         Other taxes 354,679 1.21 55.41
     
      Current charges 1,925,562 6.57 300.82
      Miscellaneous general revenue 4,040,191 13.79 631.18
   Utility revenue 105,833 0.36 16.53
   Liquor store revenue 0 0.00 0.00
   Insurance trust revenue -89,618 -0.31 -14.00
     
Total expenditure 32,435,081 100.00 5,067.19
   Intergovernmental expenditure 6,886,054 21.23 1,075.78
   Direct expenditure 25,549,027 78.77 3,991.41
      Current operation 16,651,682 51.34 2,601.42
      Capital outlay 3,229,401 9.96 504.52
      Insurance benefits and repayments 2,649,145 8.17 413.86
      Assistance and subsidies 593,253 1.83 92.68
      Interest on debt 2,425,546 7.48 378.93
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 4,158,099 12.82 649.60
     
Total expenditure 32,435,081 100.00 5,067.19
   General expenditure 29,487,838 90.91 4,606.75
      Intergovernmental expenditure 6,886,054 21.23 1,075.78
      Direct expenditure 22,601,784 69.68 3,530.98
     
   General expenditures, by function    
      Education 6,564,905 20.24 1,025.61
      Public welfare 7,263,888 22.40 1,134.81
      Hospitals 510,744 1.57 79.79
      Health 1,811,736 5.59 283.04
      Highways 2,561,542 7.90 400.18
     
      Police protection 327,536 1.01 51.17
      Correction 1,033,143 3.19 161.40
      Natural resources 296,254 0.91 46.28
      Parks and recreation 267,457 0.82 41.78
      Government administration 1,272,351 3.92 198.77
     
      Interest on general debt 2,371,876 7.31 370.55
      Other and unallocable 5,206,406 16.05 813.37
     
   Utility expenditure 298,098 0.92 46.57
   Liquor store expenditure 0 0.00 0.00
   Insurance trust expenditure 2,649,145 8.17 413.86
     
Debt at end of fiscal year 42,149,219 100.00 6,584.79
     
Cash and security holdings 63,253,831 100.00 9,881.87
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: Table ST-EST2002-01 - State Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002,  Population Division,
U.S. Census Bureau, released December 20, 2002.
Created: March 19 2004
Last Revised: May 14 2010