2010 Oklahoma state budget
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The Oklahoma State Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, is a spending request
by Governor
Brad Henry
to fund government operations
for July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010. Governor Henry and legislative leader approved the budget in May 2009.
Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect the actual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011, which must be authorized by the Legislature
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was passed February 2009 and the State applied for money available under the act. This included $404 million for the state Medicaid program and $236 million for education, among others. These funds allowed the Oklahoma Legislature
to balance the state budget.
Early on in the fiscal year, the effects of the late-2000s recession reached Oklahoma and caused tax revenues to decrease significantly. The Governor's Office reported that tax revenues decreased $1.2 billion between July 2009 and September 2009. This decrease caused Governor Brad Henry
to order all state agencies to decrease their budgets by 5%. By November 2009, Governor Henry ordered the cuts increased to 7% and then to 7.5% by January 2010. By the end of the fiscal year, tax revenues had decreased from an estimated $6.8 billion in 2009 to $5.3 billion in 2010, a net decrease of 22%.
All revenue of the $7.1 billion budget revenue breaks down as follows:
(GSP) for 2009 was listed at $153.8 billion. The fiscal year 2011 spending represents 4.6% of GSP.
The Governor's budget for 2010 totaled $7.1 billion in spending, unchanged from Fiscal Year 2009 levels. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to 2009. The budget request is broken down by the following expenditures:
approved total approrpations for fiscal year 2010 of $7.2 billion. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to the Governor's budget. The final appropriations are broken down by the following expenditures:
The figures presented above are the appropriatons made at the beginning of the 2010 Fiscal Year. As such, they do not reflect the cuts make during the Fiscal Year due to financial crisis.
Oklahoma state budget
The Budget of the State of Oklahoma is the Governor's proposal to the Oklahoma Legislature which recommends funding levels to operate the state government for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1...
by Governor
Governor of Oklahoma
The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
Brad Henry
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...
to fund government operations
Government of Oklahoma
The government of the US State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial...
for July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010. Governor Henry and legislative leader approved the budget in May 2009.
Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect the actual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011, which must be authorized by the Legislature
Oklahoma Legislature
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...
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Overview
The state budget for fiscal year 2010 began with a decrease in tax revenues of almost $310 million, or 4.4%, from the previous fiscal year. A primary reason for this decrease was enactment of House Bill 1172 in 2006. HB1172 enacted the largest tax cut in state history by lowering the state income tax rate from 6.25% in 2006 to 5.25% in 2011. HB1172 also increased the standard deduction to match the federal standard deduction in 2010. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA and commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, is an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.To...
was passed February 2009 and the State applied for money available under the act. This included $404 million for the state Medicaid program and $236 million for education, among others. These funds allowed the Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma Legislature
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...
to balance the state budget.
Early on in the fiscal year, the effects of the late-2000s recession reached Oklahoma and caused tax revenues to decrease significantly. The Governor's Office reported that tax revenues decreased $1.2 billion between July 2009 and September 2009. This decrease caused Governor Brad Henry
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...
to order all state agencies to decrease their budgets by 5%. By November 2009, Governor Henry ordered the cuts increased to 7% and then to 7.5% by January 2010. By the end of the fiscal year, tax revenues had decreased from an estimated $6.8 billion in 2009 to $5.3 billion in 2010, a net decrease of 22%.
Key Funding Issues
- Education - No cuts to State education agencies due to reduced tax revenues
- Health and Human Services - No cuts to State health and human services agencues due to reduced tax revenues
- Public Safety - No cuts to State law enforcement agencies due to reduced tax revenues
- Appropriations reduction - Cut all other agencies by up to 10% but allow agencies to increase fees to make up difference
Total Revenue
Estimated tax revenue for fiscal year 2011 is $6.8 billion, an estimated decrease of 4.4% from FY2009 amounts of $7 billion:- $2.1 billion - Individual Income Tax
- $1.9 billion - Sales and Use Tax
- $526 million - Gross Production Tax
- $342 million - Corporate Income Tax
- $177 million - Motor Vehicle Tax
- $605 million - Other Taxes
- $1.15 billion - Other Sources
All revenue of the $7.1 billion budget revenue breaks down as follows:
- $6.8 billion - All taxes
- $83.5 million - Fee increases
- $206 million - Fund Transfers
- $45 million - Government Efficiency Reform
Total Spending
The projected gross state productGross state product
Gross state product is a measurement of the economic output of a state or province...
(GSP) for 2009 was listed at $153.8 billion. The fiscal year 2011 spending represents 4.6% of GSP.
The Governor's budget for 2010 totaled $7.1 billion in spending, unchanged from Fiscal Year 2009 levels. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to 2009. The budget request is broken down by the following expenditures:
- Appropriations by Cabinet Department: 7.1 billion (+0%)
- $3.8 billion - Education (+1%)
- $1.1 billion - Health (+0%)
- $760 million - Human Services (+0%)
- $718 million - Safety and Security (-2%)
- $208 million - Transportation (+0%)
- $90.1 million - Commerce and Tourism (-5%)
- $83.3 million - Finance and Revenue (-10%)
- $85.2 million - Judiciary (-1%)
- $41.4 million - Agriculture (-8%)
- $40.3 million - Veterans Affairs (+0%)
- $37.3 million - Legislature (-5%)
- $25.1 million - Human Resources and Administration (-9%)
- $22.5 million - Science and Technology (+0%)
- $13.4 million - Environment (-19%)
- $13 million - Military (-1%)
- $11.9 million - Energy (-11%)
- $7.2 million - Secretary of State (-12%)
- $3.1 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor (-4%)
Total Appropriations
The Oklahoma LegislatureOklahoma Legislature
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...
approved total approrpations for fiscal year 2010 of $7.2 billion. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to the Governor's budget. The final appropriations are broken down by the following expenditures:
- Appropriations by Cabinet Department: 7.2 billion (+2%)
- $3.8 billion - Education (+1%)
- $1.3 billion - Health (+14%)
- $750 million - Human Services (-1%)
- $708 million - Safety and Security (-1%)
- $208 million - Transportation (+0%)
- $87.3 million - Finance and Revenue (+5%)
- $80.2 million - Judiciary (-6%)
- $91.3 million - Commerce and Tourism (+1%)
- $42.1 million - Agriculture (+2%)
- $40.3 million - Veterans Affairs (+0%)
- $37 million - Legislature (-1%)
- $25.7 million - Human Resources and Administration (+2%)
- $22 million - Science and Technology (-2%)
- $15.8 million - Environment (+18%)
- $12.5 million - Energy (+5%)
- $12.3 million - Military (-5%)
- $7.6 million - Secretary of State (+6%)
- $3.1 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor (+0%)
The figures presented above are the appropriatons made at the beginning of the 2010 Fiscal Year. As such, they do not reflect the cuts make during the Fiscal Year due to financial crisis.