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Scorecard data for PA State Budget

The budget is perhaps the Governor's most important tool for establishing policy priorities. Understanding what is in the budget and how budget elements have changed is important to understanding Pennsylvania's budgeting process and policy directions.

State Spending by Department, Fiscal Year 2004-05
Education and Public Welfare dominate the state budget.

Revenue Sources in the State Budget, Fiscal Year 2004-05
The Sales and Use Tax and the Personal Income Tax combined make up two-thirds of state revenues.

Percent Change in State Spending by Department, Fiscal Years 1994-95 to 2004-05 (appropriated)
Community and Economic Development has experienced the highest growth, followed by Corrections and the Pennsylvania Higher ...

Change in Revenues in State Budget, Fiscal Years 1996-97 to 2004-05
Gains from Pennsylvania's personal income tax over the last 10 years are the result of an expanding economy.

Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket Sales and Revenue, FY 1996-97 to 2010-11
Relatively flat lottery revenue growth is projected through FY 2010-11.

Pennsylvania State Spending on Basic Education as Percent of General Fund, FY 1996-97 to 2005-06.
Education as a share of the State General Fund Budget has remained rleatively flat over the past ten years.

Percent Change in Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Spending, 2002-2003
Growth in Medicaid spending is taking a greater share of the state budget

State Mass Transit Funding Per Capita - 2003


Health Care Spending by Pennsylvania State Government - 2004-2005


Medicaid as a Percent of Total State Expenditures- 2005


Federal Funds Spent by Pennsylvania State Government by Department - 2004-05


Annual Increase in Spending from the General Fund: 1996-97 - 2005-06


2004 Per Capita Direct General Expenditures- State and Local


2004 State and Local Spending Per Capita on Elementary and Secondary Education


State and Local Spending Per Capita on Higher Education - 2004


State and Local Per Capita Spending on Health and Hospitals - 2004


State and Local Money Spent Per Capita on Highways - 2004


State and Local Per Capita Spending on Police - 2004


State and Local Fire Spending Per Capita - 2004


State and Local Corrections Spending Per Capita - 2004


State and Local Spending Per Capita on Interest on General Debt - 2004


Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income by Function for Selected States


Direct General Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Higher Education Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Public Welfare Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Health & Hospital Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Highway Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Police Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Fire Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Corrections Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004


Interest on Debt Expenditures Per $1,000 of Personal Income - 2004




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