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Delaware state budget (2008-2009)
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Delaware faced an $84 million budget gap for fiscal year 2009, as of February 2009.[1]
Budget background
- See also: Delaware state budget and finances
Delaware's fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year. The state budget process begins in September when the budget office requests that each department in state government submit budget requests for the next year's budget. These requests are generally presented to the State Budget Office at public hearings held in October and November. Between November and January the governor compiles a recommended budget which is then presented to both the House and the Senate in January. According to the State Constitution, the governor must present a budget which is balanced at 98 percent of the state's projected revenues. The Delaware Financial and Economic Advisory Council is charged with making revenue projections, which are made in September, December, March, April, May and June. The governor's budget is assigned to the Joint Finance Committee. The budget bill is typically introduced and voted on during the last week in June, just before the General Assembly adjourns.[2]
Budget figures
| Fiscal year | General funds expenditures | % Change from previous year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $2,454,100,000[3] | --% |
| 2004 | $2,553,700,000[4] | 4.0%[4] |
| 2005 | $2,822,300,000[5] | 10.5%[5] |
| 2006 | $3,180,500,000[6] | 12.7%[6] |
| 2007 | $3,389,900,000[7] | 6.6%[7] |
| 2008 | $3,421,600,000[8] | 0.9%[8] |
See also
- Delaware government sector lobbying
- Delaware state budget and finances
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "DELAWARE: More cuts planned to close budget gap," February 12,2009
- ↑ Delaware State Education Association, "The budget process," accessed March 24,2009 (dead link)
- ↑ State of Delaware, "Financial Summary FY 2005," accessed March 24,2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 State of Delaware, "Financial Summary FY 2006," accessed March 24,2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 State of Delaware, "Financial Summary FY 2007," accessed March 24,2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 State of Delaware, "FY 2008 Recommended Budget," accessed March 24,2009
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 State of Delaware, "FY 2009 Recommended Budget," accessed March 24,2009
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 State of Delaware, "Financial Summary FY 2010," accessed March 24,2009
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