STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCES: 1998


                                                    Amount          Percent            Per
Minnesota                                   (in thousands)     Distribution         capita

Population (thousands)                               4,725                                
Total Revenue                                   24,508,758           100.00       5,186.58
  General revenue                               17,856,170            72.86       3,778.75
    Intergovernmental revenue                    3,938,396            16.07         833.45
    Taxes                                       11,503,928            46.94       2,434.48
      General sales                              3,243,611            13.23         686.42
      Selective sales                            1,689,402             6.89         357.51
      License taxes                                875,040             3.57         185.18
      Individual income tax                      4,749,801            19.38       1,005.16
      Corporate income tax                         753,188             3.07         159.39
      Other taxes                                  192,886             0.79          40.82
    Current charges                              1,166,743             4.76         246.91
    Miscellaneous general revenue                1,247,103             5.09         263.91
  Utility revenue                                        0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores revenue                                  0             0.00           0.00
  Insurance trust revenue                        6,652,588            27.14       1,407.83
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                               18,418,302           100.00       3,897.71
  Intergovernmental expenditure                  6,022,123            32.70       1,274.41
  Direct expenditure                            12,396,179            67.30       2,623.30
    Current operation                            8,610,822            46.75       1,822.23
    Capital outlay                               1,108,448             6.02         234.57
    Insurance benefits and repayments            1,755,966             9.53         371.60
    Assistance and subsidies                       611,656             3.32         129.44
    Interest on debt                               309,287             1.68          65.45
Exhibit: Salaries and wages                      3,047,451            16.55         644.91
                                                                                          
Total expenditure                               18,418,302           100.00       3,897.71
  General expenditure                           16,662,336            90.47       3,526.11
    Intergovernmental expenditure                6,022,123            32.70       1,274.41
    Direct expenditure                          10,640,213            57.77       2,251.70
  General expenditure, by function:                                                       
    Education                                    6,481,515            35.19       1,371.63
    Public welfare                               4,558,705            24.75         964.72
    Hospitals                                      231,861             1.26          49.07
    Health                                         467,222             2.54          98.87
    Highways                                     1,240,704             6.74         262.56
    Police protection                              114,120             0.62          24.15
    Correction                                     332,410             1.80          70.35
    Natural resources                              396,474             2.15          83.90
    Parks and recreation                           125,068             0.68          26.47
    Governmental administration                    668,855             3.63         141.54
    Interest on general debt                       309,287             1.68          65.45
    Other and unallocable                        1,736,115             9.43         367.40
  Utility expenditure                                    0             0.00           0.00
  Liquor stores expenditure                              0             0.00           0.00
  Insurance trust expenditure                    1,755,966             9.53         371.60
                                                                                          
  Debt at end of fiscal year                     5,332,686           100.00       1,128.51
                                                                                          
  Cash and security holdings                    44,816,421           100.00       9,484.12