New Britain herald., 1926-06-11
STATE GOVERNMENT. COSTS INCREASING.
Per Capita Expense in 1925 Was
 S14O2, Jump Of S2.64
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 Washington, D. C., June 1.-The department of commerce an- nounces summary of the flnan- cial statistics of the state of Con- necticut for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925.
 Expenditures
 The payments for maintenance and operation of the general de- partment of Connecticut for the fiscal year ending June 90, 1925, amounted to $21.275,92G. or $14.02 per capita. This includes $1,3&I974, apportionmcnts for education to the minor civil divisions of the state In 1924 the comparative per capita for maintenance and operation of general departments was $11.3S, and in 1917, $713. The increase in the cost for maintenance and operation of general departments for 1925 over that for 1924 was due 10 greatly increased cxpcndi- lures for maintenance of highways The expenses of public service en- terpriscs amounted to s1S.71S; in- rerest on debt, S656.SG5 and out lays for permanent improvements, $4.7S3,316. The total payments, therefore. for expenses of general departments and public service en- terprises, interest, and outlays were s2G,734,S25. The totals include all payments for the year, whether made from current revenues or from the proceeds of bond issues.
 or the governmental costs re- ported above, $1Q.53G.133 was for highways, $I440,5S& being for maintenance and $3,095,55O for construction.
 The total revenue receipts of Connecticut for 1925 were $29.296,- 037. or $19.30 per capita. This was $7,343.52S more than the total payments of the year, exclusive Of the payments for permanent i'm provemcnts, and $2,5GO,212 more than the total Of the payments for permanent Improvements, and s. 560,212 more than the total pay monts including those for pcrma- ncnt improvements, This excess Of revenue receipts over governmental cost payments is reflected in the purchase of investments and in. creased cash balances. not shown in this summary. Property and special taxes represented 2G.G per cent of the total revenue for 1925, 25.2 pei cent for 1924. and 3S.4 per cent for 1917. The increase in the amount Of property and special taxes col l"Ctod WAS 2.l per cent from 1917 to 1922, and 21.2 per cent from 1924 10 1925. The per capita prop erty and special taxes were $5.1& in 1925, si.&1 in 1924, and $i.S2 in 1917.
 Earnings of general departments, or compensation for services rcn- dered by state officials, represented 11.5 per cent Of the total revenue for 1925, 1O.9 per cent for 1924, and 6.2 per cent for 1917,
 Business and non-brsincss li- consos constituted 5o.S per cent of the total revenue for 1925, 53,7 per cent for 1921, and 49.S per cent for .t9f7.
 Receipts rom business licenses consist chiefly of taxes eXactcd from insurance and other incor- poratcd companies and from sales tax on gasoline while those from non business licenses comprise chiefly taxes tl motor vehicles and amounts paid for hunting and fsha ing privileges.
 Indebtedness
 The net indebtedness (fundcd or fixed debt less sinking fund asscts) of Connecticut on June 30, 1925, was si.134,G52, or $2.27 per capita. In 1924 the per capita debt was $%.11. and in 1917. S656.
 Assessed Valuations and Tax Lcyics
 For 1925 the assessed valuation of property in Connecticut subject 10 ad valorem taxation was $2,258,- 265, 5,G01; the amount Of state taxes levied was $t.7G2,709: and the per ra nit1 Ir,-t. eI 1C