STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1997 Amount Percent Per Nebraska (in thousands) Distribution capita Population (thousands) 1,657 Total Revenue 5,537,331 100.00 3,341.78 General revenue 4,740,329 85.61 2,860.79 Intergovernmental revenue 1,164,360 21.03 702.69 Taxes 2,548,174 46.02 1,537.82 General sales 865,708 15.63 522.46 Selective sales 415,642 7.51 250.84 License taxes 164,907 2.98 99.52 Individual income tax 937,297 16.93 565.66 Corporate income tax 137,338 2.48 82.88 Other taxes 27,282 0.49 16.46 Current charges 664,708 12.00 401.15 Miscellaneous general revenue 363,087 6.56 219.12 Utility revenue 0 0.00 0.00 Liquor stores revenue 0 0.00 0.00 Insurance trust revenue 797,002 14.39 480.99 Total expenditure 4,801,745 100.00 2,897.85 Intergovernmental expenditure 1,210,235 25.20 730.38 Direct expenditure 3,591,510 74.80 2,167.48 Current operation 2,656,228 55.32 1,603.03 Capital outlay 506,517 10.55 305.68 Insurance benefits and repayments 254,245 5.29 153.44 Assistance and subsidies 84,320 1.76 50.89 Interest on debt 90,200 1.88 54.44 Exhibit: Salaries and wages 1,006,978 20.97 607.71 Total expenditure 4,801,745 100.00 2,897.85 General expenditure 4,547,500 94.71 2,744.42 Intergovernmental expenditure 1,210,235 25.20 730.38 Direct expenditure 3,337,265 69.50 2,014.04 General expenditure, by function: Education 1,587,703 33.07 958.18 Public welfare 1,030,428 21.46 621.86 Hospitals 328,258 6.84 198.10 Health 215,305 4.48 129.94 Highways 596,154 12.42 359.78 Police protection 45,551 0.95 27.49 Correction 105,630 2.20 63.75 Natural resources 130,593 2.72 78.81 Parks and recreation 23,384 0.49 14.11 Governmental administration 128,151 2.67 77.34 Interest on general debt 90,200 1.88 54.44 Other and unallocable 266,143 5.54 160.62 Utility expenditure 0 0.00 0.00 Liquor stores expenditure 0 0.00 0.00 Insurance trust expenditure 254,245 5.29 153.44 Debt at end of fiscal year 1,494,425 100.00 901.89 Cash and security holdings 6,895,323 100.00 4,161.33