STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES 1996 Amount Percent Per Nebraska (in thousands) Distribution capita Population (thousands) 1,652 Total Revenue 4,998,908 100.0 3,025.97 General revenue 4,535,936 90.7 2,745.72 Intergovernmental revenue 1,189,563 23.8 720.07 Taxes 2,369,462 47.4 1,434.30 General sales 814,748 16.3 493.19 Selective sales 409,777 8.2 248.05 License taxes 158,146 3.2 95.73 Individual income 840,210 16.8 508.60 Corporation net income 126,801 2.5 76.76 Other taxes 19,780 .4 11.97 Current charges 639,768 12.8 387.27 Miscellaneous general revenue 337,143 6.7 204.08 Utility revenue 0 .0 .00 Liquor stores revenue 0 .0 .00 Insurance trust revenue 462,972 9.3 280.25 Total Expenditure 4,489,725 100.0 2,717.75 Intergovernmental expenditure 1,175,780 26.2 711.73 Direct expenditure 3,313,945 73.8 2,006.02 Current operation 2,503,375 55.8 1,515.36 Capital outlay 462,086 10.3 279.71 Insurance benefits and repayments 169,653 3.8 102.70 Assistance and subsidies 93,547 2.1 56.63 Interest on debt 85,284 1.9 51.62 Exhibit: Salaries and wages 967,570 21.6 585.70 Total expenditure 4,489,725 100.0 2,717.75 General expenditure 4,320,072 96.2 2,615.06 Intergovernmental expenditure 1,175,780 26.2 711.73 Direct expenditure 3,144,292 70.0 1,903.32 General expenditure, by function: Education 1,513,604 33.7 916.23 Public welfare 975,644 21.7 590.58 Hospitals 286,905 6.4 173.67 Health 215,763 4.8 130.61 Highways 573,918 12.8 347.41 Police protection 42,758 1.0 25.88 Correction 93,638 2.1 56.68 Natural resources 130,391 2.9 78.93 Parks and recreation 20,817 .5 12.60 Governmental administration 122,826 2.7 74.35 Interest on general debt 85,284 1.9 51.62 Other and unallocable 258,524 5.8 156.49 Utility expenditure 0 .0 .00 Liquor stores expenditure 0 .0 .00 Insurance trust expenditure 169,653 3.8 102.70 Debt at end of fiscal year 1,401,777 100.0 848.53 Cash and Security Holdings 6,259,664 100.0 3,789.14