STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES 1996 Amount Percent Per Maine (in thousands) Distribution capita Population (thousands) 1,243 Total Revenue 4,266,881 100.0 3,432.73 General revenue 3,835,918 89.9 3,086.02 Intergovernmental revenue 1,245,305 29.2 1,001.85 Taxes 1,896,564 44.4 1,525.80 General sales 657,955 15.4 529.33 Selective sales 277,841 6.5 223.52 License taxes 114,473 2.7 92.09 Individual income 709,491 16.6 570.79 Corporation net income 71,062 1.7 57.17 Other taxes 65,742 1.5 52.89 Current charges 286,981 6.7 230.88 Miscellaneous general revenue 407,068 9.5 327.49 Utility revenue 0 .0 .00 Liquor stores revenue 70,327 1.6 56.58 Insurance trust revenue 360,636 8.5 290.13 Total Expenditure 4,239,839 100.0 3,410.97 Intergovernmental expenditure 743,190 17.5 597.90 Direct expenditure 3,496,649 82.5 2,813.07 Current operation 2,465,464 58.1 1,983.48 Capital outlay 230,056 5.4 185.08 Insurance benefits and repayments 457,715 10.8 368.23 Assistance and subsidies 173,191 4.1 139.33 Interest on debt 170,223 4.0 136.95 Exhibit: Salaries and wages 602,134 14.2 484.42 Total expenditure 4,239,839 100.0 3,410.97 General expenditure 3,735,430 88.1 3,005.17 Intergovernmental expenditure 743,190 17.5 597.90 Direct expenditure 2,992,240 70.6 2,407.27 General expenditure, by function: Education 1,079,932 25.5 868.81 Public welfare 1,255,500 29.6 1,010.06 Hospitals 58,821 1.4 47.32 Health 175,768 4.1 141.41 Highways 361,902 8.5 291.15 Police protection 34,058 .8 27.40 Correction 64,002 1.5 51.49 Natural resources 106,483 2.5 85.67 Parks and recreation 8,445 .2 6.79 Governmental administration 139,787 3.3 112.46 Interest on general debt 170,223 4.0 136.95 Other and unallocable 280,509 6.6 225.67 Utility expenditure 0 .0 .00 Liquor stores expenditure 46,694 1.1 37.57 Insurance trust expenditure 457,715 10.8 368.23 Debt at end of fiscal year 3,159,694 100.0 2,541.99 Cash and Security Holdings 6,372,185 100.0 5,126.46