WKYT - Home - Headlines

Budget office reports improved revenue in December

Print
Posted: Thu 8:28 PM, Jan 10, 2013

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - State Budget Director Mary Lassiter is reporting that Kentucky's General Fund revenue rose substantially in December, despite lackluster growth in sales tax receipts and a decline in corporate income tax collections.

Lassiter released her monthly review on Thursday, showing General Fund revenue up by 4.9 percent and Road Fund receipts 6.2 percent higher.

Total General Fund revenue for the month was nearly $946 million. Road Fund revenue was more than $162 million.

Property tax collections grew 12.1 percent in December. Individual income tax receipts were up 10.1 percent. And sales tax revenue rose 1.7 percent.

Meanwhile, corporate income tax revenue fell by 11.6 percent. Coal severance tax receipts were down 18.7 percent. And collections from the state's cigarette tax were flat.


Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station.
powered by Disqus

Current Conditions

Weather for Lexington, Kentucky
77° F
Clear
Thu
85 58
Fri
90 64
Sat
89 69
Sun
88 72

Opinion

Should the U.S. provide military support to Syrian rebels?

Yes
No
Not sure

Most Commented

powered by Disqus
Enter your number for a chance to win great prizes!
Message and data rates may apply
Refuse to Lose

Viewer Photos

Text Links

Premium reloading brass once fired

WKYT

2851 Winchester Rd. Lexington, Ky 40509 859-299-0411 - switchboard 859-299-2727 - newsroom
Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2013 - Designed by Gray Digital Media - Powered by Clickability
User Agent: CCBot/2.0 - 186343612