FY 1999 Missouri Budget

FY 1999 Missouri Budget
For 1999 Fiscal Year (July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999)
In Millions of Dollars

**All Funds**
Agencies	FY 1998 Appropiation	Governor's Recommendation	Legislature Passed	Percent Increase
Elected Officials	57.4	73.4	73.0	27.1%
Administration Office	551.5	694.8	695.2	26.1%
Public Defender	24.2	27.5	27.8	14.7%
Corrections	439.8	495.0	495.2	12.6%
Higher Education	917.7	1,016.2	1,012.8	10.4%
Judiciary	106.9	117.6	117.6	10.0%
Revenue	1,396.1	1,505.9	1,513.1	8.4%
Insurance	11.4	12.2	12.2	7.3%
General Assembly	31.2	32.5	33.4	7.2%
Social Services	4,538.1	4,823.3	4,833.7	6.5%
Transportation	1,118.7	1,185.3	1,185.8	6.0%
Mental Health	593.3	623.5	627.2	5.7%
Conservation	111.3	116.0	116.0	4.2%
Health	275.3	285.9	286.6	4.1%
Natural Resources	303.2	309.5	315.1	3.9%
Education	3,565.0	3,654.3	3,652.0	2.4%
Debt	208.7	211.6	211.6	1.4%
Public Safety	261.5	265.1	265.1	1.4%
Economic Development	219.1	219.3	220.5	0.6%
Labor	165.4	163.0	163.0	-1.5%
Agriculture	41.6	39.6	40.7	-2.3%
TOTAL	$14,937.4	$15,871.2	$15,897.6	6.4%

**General Revenue**
Agencies	FY 1998 Appropiation	Governor's Recommendation	Legislature Passed	Percent Increase
Natural Resources	20.1	24.5	25.2	25.8%
Administration Office	337.7	411.3	411.8	21.9%
Economic Development	56.9	65.4	66.6	17.0%
Public Defender	22.9	26.2	26.5	15.4%
Corrections	400.4	451.2	451.4	12.7%
Judiciary	95.2	106.8	106.8	12.3%
Social Services	932.8	1,036.1	1,037.9	11.3%
Revenue	789.1	877.9	877.9	11.3%
Higher Education	778.8	863.6	860.2	10.5%
Elected Officials	38.7	42.9	42.4	9.8%
Health	52.3	55.8	57.2	9.2%
General Assembly	30.4	31.8	32.7	7.4%
Mental Health	472.4	495.4	496.3	5.1%
Public Safety	44.6	45.1	46.0	3.1%
Labor	5.2	5.2	5.3	2.1%
Education	2,184.5	2,221.4	2,223.0	1.8%
Transportation	17.9	17.6	18.1	0.7%
Debt	109.6	105.6	105.6	-3.7%
Agriculture	16.5	14.4	15.4	-6.6%
Insurance	0.0	0.0	0.0	NA
Conservation	0.0	0.0	0.0	NA
TOTAL	$6,405.9	$6,898.2	$6,906.2	7.8%

NOTES

ALL FUNDS includes state taxes, federal funds, gambling revenue, ear-marked taxes and fees.
GENERAL REVENUE covers only those funds which the legislature is free to appropriate as it wishes. Some agencies (such as the departments of Transportation, Conservation and Insurance) receive little or no General Revenue. These agencies are funded totally or almost totally from ear-marked taxes and fees.
For Higher Education, the total funds revenue does not include outside funds the universities raise from fees, federal funds, tuition, etc.
A significant portion of the Revenue Department's budget is money to pay tax refunds.
A significant portion of the Office of Administration's budget is money to pay employee benefits for state workers in various departments.

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