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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
1201-0100	Department of Revenue For the operation of the department of revenue, including tax collection administration and audits of certain foreign corporations; provided, that the department may allocate an amount not to exceed $250,000 to the office of the attorney general for the purpose of the tax prosecution unit; provided further, that the department may charge the expenses for computer services, including the cost of personnel and other support costs provided to the child support enforcement unit, from this item to item 1201-0160, consistent with the costs attributable to said unit; provided further, that the department shall maintain regional offices in the cities of Springfield, Pittsfield, Fall River, and Worcester and in the Hyannis section of the town of Barnstable; provided further, that the department shall provide to the general court access to the municipal data bank; provided further, that notwithstanding section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, seasonal positions funded by this account are positions requiring the services of an incumbent, on either a full-time or less than full-time basis beginning no earlier than December 1 and ending no later than November 30; provided further, that seasonal positions funded by this account may not be filled by an incumbent for more than 10 months within a 12 month period; and provided further, that not less than $75,000 be granted to the town of Mansfield for the completion of a regional sewer study                 General Fund ............... 95.00%                 Highway Fund ............... 5.00%	119,846,062	116,017,360

Note:  Governor's veto was overridden.  Text in red reflects vetoed language.

Veto Explanation: I am striking language which earmarks funding for a program that is beyond the scope of the agency's mission and I am reducing the appropriation for this item accordingly.

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	83,420	83,760	86,743	88,565	88,250
Pensions & Benefits	2,181	2,063	2,034	2,154	1,967
Operating Expenses	29,328	25,076	31,829	30,670	25,800
Aid to Cities & Towns	53	22	0	0	0
TOTAL	114,982	110,921	120,606	121,389	116,017

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

 

Earmarks

EARMARK DESCRIPTION	FY08
Tax Prosecution Unit at the Attorney General's Office	250,000