New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
STATE GOVT. COST
 Sl2,42 PER CAPITA
Conn, Figures Show Slight Dc. crease Compared With 1928

Washington, p. C.. Nov @-The department Of commerce announces a summary Of the financial statistics oi the state of Connecticut for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, Tho per capita figures for 1929 are based on an estimated population of Ij75,900. These statistics were com llcd' by John G. Bryson, Jr., 64 Garden street.
 Expenditures
 The payments for operation and maintenance Of the general depart lucnts Of Connecticut amounted to $l9,5G2,S72. or $l2.42 per capita. This includes $l,75l.776. apportion- lhents for education 10 the minor civil divisions Of the state. In 1928 the comparative per capita for op- cration and maintenance Of general departments was Sl2.44, and in 19li S715. The payments for operation and maintenance of public service enterprises in 1929 amounted to $l4,03S; interest on debt, s656.S65, and outlaEs for permanent improve lucnts, $14,2l2,U94. The total pay ments. therefore. for operation and maintenance Of general departments ;nd public service enterprises. for interest and outlays were S34,445. H74. The totals incluCe all pay mcnts for the year, whether made from current revenues or from the proceeds of bond issues.
 Of the governmental costs report cd above, S14.60O.249 was for high ways, s2.6S5.47l being for main tanance and $1l,914,77" for con- struction.
 Revenues
 The total revenue receipts were S36,950,436. or $25.46 per capita. This was $16,7l6.66l more than the total payments of the year, cNclu- siye of the payments for permanent Improvements, and $2,504, ,562 more than the total payments including those for permanent Improvements. This excess of revenue receipts IS reflected in reduction of debt, and IT purchase of investments and ln- creased cash balances, not shown n this summary. Property and special taxes represented 27.3 per cent Of the total recenue for 1929, 27.5 per cent for 1928. and 3S.4 per cent for 1917. The increase in the amount of property and special taxes col lected was 47.9 per cent from 19l1 10 1928. and 7.9 per cent from 1923 10 1929. The per capita property and special taxes were s6.37 in 1929, S599 in 1928, and $4.S2 in 1917.
 Earnings of general departments, or compensation for services render cd by state officials, represented 7.6 per cent of the total revenue for 1929, 7.S per cent for 1928, and 6.2 per cent for 1917.
 Business and non business licenses constituted 53.9 per Clnt of the to- tai revenue for 1929, 55.3 per cent for 1928. and 49.S per cent for 1917,
 Receipts from business licenses consist chiefly of t.,Ncs eXaCtcd from insurance and other incorporated companies and of sales tax on gas- oline, while those from non business licenses comprise chiefly taxes on motor vehicles and amounts paid fo.' hunting and fishing privileges, The sales tax on gasoline amounted to s3,666.50i in 1929 and $S,0aS,6S6 III 1928, an increase Of 1S.3 per cent.
 Indebtedness
 The total funded or fixed debt out standing June 50, 1929, was $iG,- 291,100.
 The net indebtc dncss Gunded or fixed debt less sinkinG fund assets) was s1.91l,47S. or $l.21 per capita. In 1928 the per capita net debt W1s 3l6o, and in 1917, s6.5G.
 Assessed Valuations, Tax Lc,ics
 The assessed valuation of proper ty in Connecticut subject to ad va, lorem taxation was S2,S03, ,67O,02S. the amount of state taxes levied was Sl,S52,091; and the per capita levy, s1.1S. In 1928 the per capita levy was si.20, and in 1917, $lco.