Legislative Bulletin

February 9, 2001

January collections run strong, but not enough to overcome the deficit
January was the first month in a while in which the state actually collected more tax revenues than had been ancicipated, thanks largely to strong individual income tax collections. Through eight months of its fiscal year, the state has collected 5 percent more in tax revenues than at this point last year, but that's about 4 percent less than the state needs to run a balanced budget. NCCBI is closely tracking the state's financial condition, and publishes detailed charts listing tax receipts in all categories. Immediately below is a simplified chart that compares current month receipts to the year-ago month. Below that chart is a more detailed, line-by-line accounting of where things stand. All the data was supplied to NCCBI by the State Controller's Office.





General Fund 
dollars in millions
Current Month Eight Months Year to Date
Budget Actual Variance Budget Actual Variance Realized
Individual Income $919.4 $973.0 $53.6 $4,523.7 $4,395.3 $(128.4) 97.2%
Corporate Income    20.1        11.4        (8.7)      265.8      190.8       (75.0) 71.8%
Sales and Use      359.9      319.0       (40.9)    2,150.2    2,058.6       (91.6) 95.7%
Franchise        43.9        55.6        11.7      298.6      327.2        28.6 109.6%
Insurance          0.1          1.4          1.3        96.5        90.7        (5.8) 94.0%
Beverage        14.4        12.8        (1.6)      100.5        99.2        (1.3) 98.7%
Inheritance        12.7          7.6        (5.1)        89.2        71.4       (17.8) 80.0%
Soft Drink                                                                             
Privilege License          5.1          5.6          0.5        27.6          6.9       (20.7) 25.0%
Tobacco Products          3.5          3.4        (0.1)        24.9        24.8        (0.1) 99.6%
Real Estate          (0.8)         (0.8)                     7.7          7.7            100.0%
Intangibles                                                                             
Gift          0.4          0.3        (0.1)          2.7          2.5        (0.2) 92.6%
White Goods Disposal         (0.6)         (0.6)                     0.4          0.4            100.0%
Scrap Tire Disposal        (2.2)        (2.2)                     0.8          0.8            100.0%
Freight Car Lines                                                                             
Piped Natural Gas          8.3        10.8          2.5        22.5        26.2          3.7 116.4%
Other                     0.1          0.1                     0.1          0.1           
Total Tax Revenue   $1,384.2   $1,397.4        $13.2  $7,611.1  $7,302.6    $(308.5) 95.9%
 
Non-Tax Revenue
Treasurer's Investments        17.9        11.0        (6.9)      124.5      105.1       (19.4) 84.4%
Judicial Fees          9.4          9.4                   65.3        61.2        (4.1) 93.7%
Insurance          5.8          5.9          0.1        24.4        11.7       (12.7) 48.0%
Disproportionate share                                       109.1      109.1            100.0%
Highway Fund Transfer In                                           6.8          6.8            100.0%
Highway Trust Fund Transfer In                                       170.0      170.0            100.0%
Other          9.4        14.3          4.9      122.6      111.8       (10.8) 91.2%
Non-Tax / Other          9.4        14.3        122.6      111.8    
Total Non-Tax Revenue       $42.5       $40.6      $(1.9)     $622.7     $575.7      $(47.0) 92.5%
 
Total All  Revenue $1,426.7 $1,438.0 $11.3 $8,233.8 $7,878.3 $(355.5) 95.7%

 

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