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Appropriations by Function 2010 (all funds)

	General Government - $123,376,448			Protection to Persons and Property - $314,410,491
	Human Services - $1,873,049,775			Employment and Training - $36,095,298
	General Education - $1,561,593,225			Higher Education and Other - $80,356,723
	Natural Resources - $82,304,483			Commerce and Community Development - $65,363,229
	Transportation - $543,592,289			Debt Service - $71,980,942
	Miscellaneous - $1,636,892			Other Bills - $13,388,488

General Government	$123,376,448
Protection to Persons and Property	$314,410,491
Human Services	$1,873,049,775
Employment and Training	$36,095,298
General Education	$1,561,593,225
Higher Education and Other	$80,356,723
Natural Resources	$82,304,483
Commerce and Community Development	$65,363,229
Transportation	$543,592,289
Debt Service	$71,980,942
Miscellaneous	$1,636,892
Other Bills	$13,388,488
Total - 2010	$4,767,148,283

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Vermont maintains several accounts from which money is appropriated and spent each year. The primary account is the General Fund, which covers most functions of state government - human services, environmental protection, economic development, agriculture, law enforcement, the court system, the governor's office, job training, the state police, and more. Two other major major accounts are the Education Fund and the Transportation Fund. In addition, the state maintains a separate account for federal money it receives to support a variety of programs, such as Medicaid, highway construction and maintenance, and job training.

Each fund has it's own source of revenue. In most cases, an particular tax, like the personal income tax, is dedicated to particular fund, like the General Fund. However, some taxes are allocated to more than one fund.

Typically, legislators and state officials mean the General Fund when they refer to the state budget. Most state taxes - except property taxes - support the General Fund, and it includes most of the activities and programs people associate with state government. However, the General Fund represents only about 30 percent of all state spending. The other big accounts are federal funds and the Education Fund, In additional, there are more than a dozen smaller funds that use used to track money flowing through state government.

The State Spending section of this website makes it possible for users to view funds together and separately to better under how Vermont pays for the various functions of state government. Users also can separate state funds from federal funding.

Within the major functions of state government, there are many smaller, detailed appropriations. For example, within the "human services" functions are the appropriations for the Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections, Department for Children and Families, and others.

To view all of these line-item appropriations, click on the "view individual appropriations by function below." There will be a total for each major functions with the detailed appropriations below. Again, users can view the appropriations by year by individual fund or see total for all funds for each line-item.