This is one of a series of NebGuides on financing state and local government.
Miscellaneous revenues supplement sales and income taxes.
While this represents a significantly smaller percentage of the total than that accounted for by either state sales or income taxes, it nonetheless reduces the revenue that otherwise would have to be raised from major sources. Viewed from an alternative perspective, miscellaneous revenues more than equaled the state's contribution to Medicaid, the largest social service program administered by state government. The most important are reviewed in this NebGuide. Cigarettes are heavily taxed when considered on a per cigarette or per package basis. Table I. Miscellaneous revenues for the state general fund, Fiscal year 1989-1990.