Nebraska State Government Finances: 2006
(Dollar amounts in thousands)  
Item Amount
Total Revenue $9,103,340
 
   General revenue 8,045,282
      Intergovernmental revenue 2,472,030
      Taxes 3,961,093
         General sales 1,409,015
         Selective sales 450,116
         License taxes 206,804
         Individual income tax 1,545,024
         Corporate income tax 262,296
         Other taxes 87,838
 
      Current charges 769,908
      Miscellaneous general revenue 842,251
 
   Utility revenue -
   Liquor store revenue -
   Insurance trust revenue 1,058,058
 
Total expenditure 7,702,325
   Intergovernmental expenditure 1,721,265
   Direct expenditure 5,981,060
      Current operation 4,704,643
      Capital outlay 690,506
      Insurance benefits and repayments 344,428
      Assistance and subsidies 161,539
      Interest on debt 79,944
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 1,907,505
 
Total expenditure 7,702,325
   General expenditure 7,357,894
      Intergovernmental expenditure 1,721,265
      Direct expenditure 5,636,629
 
   General expenditures, by function:
      Education 2,568,862
      Public welfare 1,970,839
      Hospitals 219,750
      Health 423,275
      Highways 643,779
 
      Police protection 76,945
      Correction 198,847
      Natural resources 158,211
      Parks and recreation 29,383
      Government administration 183,585
 
      Interest on general debt 79,944
      Other and unallocable 804,474
 
   Utility expenditure 3
   Liquor store expenditure -
   Insurance trust expenditure 344,428
 
Debt at end of fiscal year 1,844,346
 
Cash and security holdings 11,972,516
Symbol:  -  zero or rounds to zero
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division, 2006 Survey of State Government Finances, 
     January 2008