STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES 1996


                                                 Amount          Percent         Per
New Hampshire                            (in thousands)     Distribution      capita

Population (thousands)                            1,162
Total Revenue                                 3,560,835            100.0    3,064.40
  General revenue                             2,706,280             76.0    2,328.98
    Intergovernmental revenue                 1,011,082             28.4      870.12
    Taxes                                       837,092             23.5      720.39
      General sales                                   0               .0         .00
      Selective sales                           428,740             12.0      368.97
      License taxes                             108,038              3.0       92.98
      Individual income                          51,857              1.5       44.63
      Corporation net income                    179,652              5.0      154.61
      Other taxes                                68,805              1.9       59.21
    Current charges                             371,793             10.4      319.96
    Miscellaneous general revenue               486,313             13.7      418.51
  Utility revenue                                    94                -         .08
  Liquor stores revenue                         222,753              6.3      191.70
  Insurance trust revenue                       631,708             17.7      543.64

Total Expenditure                             3,240,034            100.0    2,788.33
  Intergovernmental expenditure                 392,423             12.1      337.71
  Direct expenditure                          2,847,611             87.9    2,450.61
    Current operation                         1,979,919             61.1    1,703.89
    Capital outlay                              177,868              5.5      153.07
    Insurance benefits and repayments           217,109              6.7      186.84
    Assistance and subsidies                     96,946              3.0       83.43
    Interest on debt                            375,769             11.6      323.38
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                     569,657             17.6      490.24

Total expenditure                             3,240,034            100.0    2,788.33
  General expenditure                         2,841,106             87.7    2,445.01
    Intergovernmental expenditure               392,423             12.1      337.71
    Direct expenditure                        2,448,683             75.6    2,107.30
  General expenditure, by function:
    Education                                   579,266             17.9      498.51
    Public welfare                              987,830             30.5      850.11
    Hospitals                                    39,522              1.2       34.01
    Health                                      106,147              3.3       91.35
    Highways                                    224,301              6.9      193.03
    Police protection                            26,748               .8       23.02
    Correction                                   61,719              1.9       53.11
    Natural resources                            34,879              1.1       30.02
    Parks and recreation                         12,766               .4       10.99
    Governmental administration                 140,633              4.3      121.03
    Interest on general debt                    375,769             11.6      323.38
    Other and unallocable                       251,526              7.8      216.46
  Utility expenditure                               214                -         .18
  Liquor stores expenditure                     181,605              5.6      156.29
  Insurance trust expenditure                   217,109              6.7      186.84

  Debt at end of fiscal year                  5,832,969            100.0    5,019.77

  Cash and Security Holdings                  8,372,829            100.0    7,205.53