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Department of Revenue

Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Appropriation Level

State General Fund (Direct) $16,251,050
Total Means of Financing $70,890,884

The Department of Revenue’s budget decreased by just over 8% between the FY 00 Executive Budget and the final version of HB1, a decrease of $6.5 million from the existing level of $77.4 million. The department also had a loss of 38 positions from its Table of Organization. Several line-item appropriations were added to the department during the budget process, including among other things:

  • $3 million in Fees and Self-generated Revenues from prior year collections for the Tax Collection Program;
  • $3 million in Fees and Self-generated Revenues from prior year collections for the Tax Reengineering Project;
  • $2.5 million in Fees and Self-generated Revenues from prior year and current year collections;
  • $6 million in Fees and Self-generated Revenues from prior year collections for the Tax Collection Program;
  • Administrative support in the Charitable Gaming Program with $560,019 in Fees and Self-generated Revenues from prior year collections;
  • Software and software maintenance and support services with $1.2 million in Fees and Self-generated Revenues;
  • $700,000 in Fees and Self-Generated Revenues for electronic online filing of sales tax returns;
  • Restoration of 20 positions from gubernatorially mandated personnel reduction in the Tax Collection Program including $823,197 in Fees and Self-generated Revenues.

 

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