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Cal Facts 2004

California's Economy and Budget in Perspective


State Budget

Total State Revenues

2004-05

The Composition of Revenues
Has Changed Over Time

Revenue Plunge Contributed to
Major Budget Shortfalls

General Fund Tax Revenues (In Billions)

Distribution of Income Tax Returns
And Liabilities by Income Level

2002

Sales Tax Rates Vary by County

California's Income Tax Gap
Is in the Billions of Dollars Annually

2004-05

State Tax Expenditures
Are Significant

State Spending Relatively Flat
After Rapid Growth in Late 1990s

The Mix of Total State Expenditures Has Shifted

Education, Health, and Social
Services Dominate Spending

General Fund—2004-05

Annual Cost Per Participant Varies
Widely Among Major Programs

2004-05

 

Number of
Participants
(In Thousands)

Average Cost
Per Participant

General
Fund

Total
Government

Corrections

Prison

163

$33,200

$33,200

Youth Authority

4

57,000

72,000

Education—Studentsa

K-12

6,007

$5,139

$8,398

UC

203

13,429

26,564

CSU

324

7,553

13,290

Community Colleges

1,137

2,682

4,638

Health and Social Services—Beneficiaries

Medi-Cal

6,695

$1,610

$3,220

Healthy Families

723

441

1,198

CalWORKs

1,157

1,876

4,679

SSI/SSP

1,186

2,940

7,112

Foster Care

76

6,400

23,227

In-Home Supportive Services

358

3,230

9,924

Developmental centers

3

114,494

213,239

Regional centersb

199

9,182

13,831

 

a  Does not include federal funds or lottery funds. K-12 participants are in average daily attendance and higher education are in full-time equivalents.

b  Includes funds for the Habilitation Services Program.

 

 

Most State Spending Is for Local Assistance

General Fund—2004-05

Higher Education Represents More Than One-Third of State Employment

2003-04 Estimated State Employment

Borrowing Used Extensively to
Help Balance Recent Budgets

In Billions

Majority of Long-Term State Bond Debt Is for Infrastructurea

Debt-Service Ratio Rising

 

Acknowledgments

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