Pennsylvania state budget (2008-2009)

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State Information


Pennsylvania faced a $2.0 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2009 and an approximately $4.8 billion deficit for fiscal year 2010, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.[1]


Budget background

See also: Pennsylvania state budget and finances

Pennsylvania's fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 of the following year. According to the state constitution, every year the governor must present a spending recommendation to the legislature. Agencies prepare budget requests starting in August for the governor to review prior to making his/her own recommendation in February. Between the months of February and June, both the House and the Senate review the budget proposal before finalizing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The governor may sign, take no action, veto, or line-item veto an appropriation bill. If the governor signs a bill, it becomes law upon signature. A bill also becomes law if the governor fails to take action on the bill within a time certain.[2]

Budget figures

The following table provides a history of Pennsylvania's expenditures and gross domestic product (GDP).

Fiscal year Expenditures (billions) GDP (billions) % of GDP
2000 $75.5[3] $389.6[3] 19.3789%
2001 $80.7[3] $406.7[3] 19.8426%
2002 $85.9[3] $423.1[3] 20.3025%
2003 $90.2[3] $440.7[3] 20.4674%
2004 $94.4[3] $459.9[3] 20.5262%
2005 $101.3[3] $482.4[3] 20.9992%
2006 $104.0[3] $508.8[3] 20.4403%
2007 $107.8[3] $531.1[3] 20.2975%
2008 $111.8[3] $548.7[3] 20.3754%
2009 $116.0*[3] $547.8*[3] 21.1756%*
  • NOTE: The figures for FY 2009 had not been finalized at the time this data was compiled.

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