Evening star., 1946-03-24
Virginia 10 A||oi
101 Million in
Local Grants
Review Shows Budget
Raised to $3.50, ,0O0, 900
For Next Two Years
= BY the Associosed Pres,

~ '"e Nssoe'ofe0 PfeSS
RICHMOND, Va. Mar. 23.-vir.
ginia localities will receive approx.
mately sl01, ,762, ,304 from the Stat,
Treasury during the l946-48 bien.
mum, j. H. Bradford, State bulge,
director, estimated today.
A review of revisions and addi.
. tons to the appropriations orig.
inally recommended to the Genera
Assembly by outgoing Gov. Darden
showed that the overall uncondi.
tional appropriations for the mex
two years had been increased to ap-
proximately $3300O0,00O
The local grants contained in this
total amount to $50, ,372 ,3O4, divided
S47,137 900 from the States genera,
fund and s42,235, 400 from variou.
special funds.
Taxes IT, Increase Fund.
''In addition" Mr.. Bradford said
"it is estimated that the localities
will receive from taxes and Other
revenues collected by the State ano
6isbursed directly to the localities
s12, 2,390, 900. This is a total in ap-
preparations and segregated rev.
enues going to the localities from
the State treasury for the next bien-
MUM of SOL, 1852 ,304
"Of the total of SAT, 1877 900 in
General Fund appropriations. ST.
629.412 was made to the State Board
of Health for local health services
and disqualification of INDECENT pa
tients, and an additional 100000
allocated from the appropriations
from the two State medical schools
for capitalization of INDECENT pa
tients, and a conditional appropria-
ton of 100000 for local health
services, eradication Of tuberculosis
and related health work.
"The total of $50 ,372, 1904 in ap-
preparations for grants-in aid. and
other benefits to localities from the
various funds, is more than q pei
cent of the total State budget OF
$3.50, 900 900, and the equivalent OF
about SO per cent of all general fund
appropriation for the next BIZ
ennium.
Road Work Increases Budget.
The budget director pointed out
that an increase of about $35 ,000, 600
for primary and secondary road
work, expansions in certain State
activities of a commercial or bust
ness nature. and the largest appro-
sriations in history for public
schools, higher education. public
health, public welfare. and hospi-
talization of indigents and the
mentally afflicted, had lifted the
1946-48 budget high above the $249, :
396,979 of the current biennium
ending June 30.
From the general fund of the
Treasury, appropriations recon-
mended for the new biennium total
$107, ,522 900. including $97 SAC, 900 for
recurring expenses of the State
government and 1882 900 for capital
outlays.
When the appropriations for the
benefit of the~'localities are de-
Quoted from the $3.50, ,000, 900 total
for all funds, the amount available
for general, State purposes Is re-
duced to $240, ,627 ,6s6.
$163,05O,0O0 Tax Estimate.
For the payment of these ap-
preparations" Mr.. Bradford said,
the estimated collection of State
taxes from all sources for the next
biennium is about $163,050, 900, or
a yearly average of $81 ,525 900. The
balance is payable fror' the esti-
mated surplus in general and special
funds on June 80, next, of about
S22, ,450, 600, and from revenues de-
rived from sources other than State
taxation of approximately s144,
5OO.0O0."
OF the estimate State tax reve-
nues. about S72,340,0 900 will be col
lected from motorists and will be
applied 10 the building, maintaining
and patrolling of the State high
ways, including costs of collection,
and $1O,000,000 or more will be set
aside from the unemployment COM
pensation tax for payment of un-
employment benefits.
Lists Larger Revenues.
For the general funds expenses
of the Government, estimated State
tax revenues for the biennium are
about $4,000, 900, or a yearly aver
age of about $39 ,500,0 900.
Mr.. Bradford listed among the
larger items of special revenue, de-
rived from sources other than State
taxation, the following: The expense
fund of the State Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board of $74,976, 900;
student fees and miscellaneous rev.
enues of institutions of higher learn
ing OF $40, ,794, 900; grants from the
Federal Government of $24, ,929, 900;
the States share of ABC profits OF
$3.50, 900, and the teacher and State
employe annuity fund of SIS, 1885 900
These expenditures from nom
State tax sources are included in
the budget in accordance with Vir-
ginia's plan of budgeting all reve-
nues accruing to the State from
whatever source, along with all ex-
penditures.