GOVERNMENT BUDGET


Appropriations Summary, FY1998

Revenues Summary, FY1998

Appropriations, FY1995

Appropriations, FY1996


The Constitution of Maryland requires that the budget of State government be balanced: total estimated revenues must equal or exceed total appropriations. The budget also must reflect any estimated revenue surplus or deficit at the end of the preceding year (Constitution, Art. III, sec. 52).

For State government, the Department of Budget and Management is responsible for budget development, supervision of budget execution, and revenue estimating.

REVENUES SUMMARY
Fiscal Year 1998

Personal Income Tax $3,798,000,000 (23.9%)
Federal Funds $3,446,000,000 (21.6%)
Sales Tax $2,171,000,000 (13.6%)
Higher Education $2,109,000,000 (13.2%)
Transportation $1,789,000,000 (11.2%)
Lottery $438,000,000 (2.8%)
State Bonds $415,000,000 (2.6%)
Corporate Income Tax $327,000,000 (2.1%)
All Others $1,424,000,000 (8.9%)
Total $15,917,000,000 (100%)

APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY
Fiscal Year 1998

Health/Mental Hygiene $3,425,000,000 (21.5%)
Education
(primary & secondary)
$3,284,000,000 (20.6%)
Transportation $2,312,000,000 (14.5%)
Higher Education $2,109,000,000 (13.3%)
Human Resources $1,249,000,000 (7.9%)
Public Safety/State Police $908,000,000 (5.7%)
Capital (State Bonds) $415,000,000 (2.6%)
Agriculture, Environment, & Natural Resources $365,000,000 (2.3%)
Public Debt $336,000,000 (2.1%)
Judicial & Legal $254,000,000 (1.6%)
Juvenile Justice $121,000,000 (0.8%)
Housing & Community Development $117,000,000 (0.7%)
Business & Economic Development $77,000,000 (0.5%)
Legislature $42,000,000 (0.3%)
Other State agencies $834,000,000 (5.2%)
Reserve Fund $90,000,000 (0.5%)
Reversions $21,000,000 (0.1%)
Total $15,917,000,000 (100%)


Source: Department of Fiscal Services, 1997 Fact Book.


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