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HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	3,486,315	3,629,443	3,838,756	4,145,910	4,165,078
Pensions & Benefits	949,614	993,157	1,114,725	1,200,167	991,295
Operating Expenses	792,638	873,828	1,396,846	1,238,048	1,026,035
Public Assistance	9,379,785	9,739,520	10,779,003	11,769,852	12,538,459
Aid to Cities & Towns	5,268,783	5,132,468	5,350,815	6,196,070	6,070,818
Debt Service	1,606,507	1,782,044	1,832,219	2,024,103	2,016,485
TOTAL	21,483,642	22,150,461	24,312,364	26,574,150	26,808,170

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