STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES 1996


                                                 Amount          Percent         Per
Idaho                                    (in thousands)     Distribution      capita

Population (thousands)                            1,189
Total Revenue                                 4,383,680            100.0    3,686.86
  General revenue                             3,304,739             75.4    2,779.43
    Intergovernmental revenue                   850,239             19.4      715.09
    Taxes                                     1,857,006             42.4    1,561.82
      General sales                             600,112             13.7      504.72
      Selective sales                           251,681              5.7      211.67
      License taxes                             155,992              3.6      131.20
      Individual income                         655,050             14.9      550.93
      Corporation net income                    152,735              3.5      128.46
      Other taxes                                41,436               .9       34.85
    Current charges                             279,834              6.4      235.35
    Miscellaneous general revenue               317,660              7.2      267.17
  Utility revenue                                     0               .0         .00
  Liquor stores revenue                          46,847              1.1       39.40
  Insurance trust revenue                     1,032,094             23.5      868.04

Total Expenditure                             3,501,298            100.0    2,944.74
  Intergovernmental expenditure                 999,289             28.5      840.44
  Direct expenditure                          2,502,009             71.5    2,104.30
    Current operation                         1,557,960             44.5    1,310.31
    Capital outlay                              349,504             10.0      293.95
    Insurance benefits and repayments           381,605             10.9      320.95
    Assistance and subsidies                    120,013              3.4      100.94
    Interest on debt                             92,927              2.7       78.16
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                     560,113             16.0      471.08

Total expenditure                             3,501,298            100.0    2,944.74
  General expenditure                         3,082,521             88.0    2,592.53
    Intergovernmental expenditure               999,289             28.5      840.44
    Direct expenditure                        2,083,232             59.5    1,752.09
  General expenditure, by function:
    Education                                 1,360,952             38.9    1,144.62
    Public welfare                              528,432             15.1      444.43
    Hospitals                                    37,358              1.1       31.42
    Health                                       68,235              1.9       57.39
    Highways                                    346,443              9.9      291.37
    Police protection                            30,435               .9       25.60
    Correction                                   97,560              2.8       82.05
    Natural resources                           115,013              3.3       96.73
    Parks and recreation                         20,251               .6       17.03
    Governmental administration                 120,542              3.4      101.38
    Interest on general debt                     92,927              2.7       78.16
    Other and unallocable                       264,373              7.6      222.35
  Utility expenditure                                 0               .0         .00
  Liquor stores expenditure                      37,172              1.1       31.26
  Insurance trust expenditure                   381,605             10.9      320.95

  Debt at end of fiscal year                  1,453,555            100.0    1,222.50

  Cash and Security Holdings                  7,014,419            100.0    5,899.43