STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1997 Amount Percent Per New Hampshire (in thousands) Distribution capita Population (thousands) 1,173 Total Revenue 3,560,750 100.00 3,035.59 General revenue 2,795,550 78.51 2,383.25 Intergovernmental revenue 988,193 27.75 842.45 Taxes 914,847 25.69 779.92 General sales 0 0.00 0.00 Selective sales 458,732 12.88 391.08 License taxes 120,568 3.39 102.79 Individual income tax 52,682 1.48 44.91 Corporate income tax 208,388 5.85 177.65 Other taxes 74,477 2.09 63.49 Current charges 387,359 10.88 330.23 Miscellaneous general revenue 505,151 14.19 430.65 Utility revenue 92 0.00 0.08 Liquor stores revenue 239,895 6.74 204.51 Insurance trust revenue 525,213 14.75 447.75 Total expenditure 3,323,538 100.00 2,833.37 Intergovernmental expenditure 413,800 12.45 352.77 Direct expenditure 2,909,738 87.55 2,480.60 Current operation 2,007,845 60.41 1,711.72 Capital outlay 206,272 6.21 175.85 Insurance benefits and repayments 223,010 6.71 190.12 Assistance and subsidies 92,814 2.79 79.13 Interest on debt 379,797 11.43 323.78 Exhibit: Salaries and wages 573,454 17.25 488.88 Total expenditure 3,323,538 100.00 2,833.37 General expenditure 2,891,458 87.00 2,465.01 Intergovernmental expenditure 413,800 12.45 352.77 Direct expenditure 2,477,658 74.55 2,112.24 General expenditure, by function: Education 624,135 18.78 532.08 Public welfare 904,665 27.22 771.24 Hospitals 41,250 1.24 35.17 Health 138,275 4.16 117.88 Highways 306,495 9.22 261.29 Police protection 29,158 0.88 24.86 Correction 59,804 1.80 50.98 Natural resources 30,082 0.91 25.65 Parks and recreation 11,585 0.35 9.88 Governmental administration 150,871 4.54 128.62 Interest on general debt 379,797 11.43 323.78 Other and unallocable 215,341 6.48 183.58 Utility expenditure 310 0.01 0.26 Liquor stores expenditure 208,760 6.28 177.97 Insurance trust expenditure 223,010 6.71 190.12 Debt at end of fiscal year 5,848,446 100.00 4,985.89 Cash and security holdings 9,089,544 100.00 7,748.97