STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES 1996 Amount Percent Per West Virginia (in thousands) Distribution capita Population (thousands) 1,826 Total Revenue 6,866,159 100.0 3,760.22 General revenue 5,835,895 85.0 3,196.00 Intergovernmental revenue 2,093,978 30.5 1,146.76 Taxes 2,770,888 40.4 1,517.46 General sales 797,289 11.6 436.63 Selective sales 655,210 9.5 358.82 License taxes 155,827 2.3 85.34 Individual income 750,889 10.9 411.22 Corporation net income 235,123 3.4 128.76 Other taxes 176,550 2.6 96.69 Current charges 555,311 8.1 304.11 Miscellaneous general revenue 415,718 6.1 227.67 Utility revenue 456 - .25 Liquor stores revenue 45,164 .7 24.73 Insurance trust revenue 984,644 14.3 539.24 Total Expenditure 6,969,795 100.0 3,816.97 Intergovernmental expenditure 1,325,430 19.0 725.87 Direct expenditure 5,644,365 81.0 3,091.11 Current operation 3,516,447 50.5 1,925.77 Capital outlay 521,981 7.5 285.86 Insurance benefits and repayments 1,303,066 18.7 713.62 Assistance and subsidies 139,455 2.0 76.37 Interest on debt 163,416 2.3 89.49 Exhibit: Salaries and wages 938,166 13.5 513.78 Total expenditure 6,969,795 100.0 3,816.97 General expenditure 5,622,818 80.7 3,079.31 Intergovernmental expenditure 1,325,430 19.0 725.87 Direct expenditure 4,297,388 61.7 2,353.44 General expenditure, by function: Education 2,078,675 29.8 1,138.38 Public welfare 1,588,057 22.8 869.69 Hospitals 81,311 1.2 44.53 Health 121,639 1.7 66.62 Highways 705,344 10.1 386.28 Police protection 39,241 .6 21.49 Correction 82,073 1.2 44.95 Natural resources 140,023 2.0 76.68 Parks and recreation 40,126 .6 21.97 Governmental administration 283,862 4.1 155.46 Interest on general debt 163,416 2.3 89.49 Other and unallocable 299,051 4.3 163.77 Utility expenditure 5,157 .1 2.82 Liquor stores expenditure 38,754 .6 21.22 Insurance trust expenditure 1,303,066 18.7 713.62 Debt at end of fiscal year 2,830,217 100.0 1,549.95 Cash and Security Holdings 5,860,321 100.0 3,209.38