FY 2014 TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES
			FY 2014	% OF
	Major Categories		EXPENDITURES	TOTAL
	General Purpose Aid for Local Schools		$912,843,175	29.0%	4
	Medicaid/MaineCare		$739,359,992	23.5%	4
	Personal Services		$401,744,303	12.8%	1 & 4
	Higher Education		$270,063,257	8.6%
	Teachers' Retirement		$169,743,116	5.4%	2
	Debt Service		$103,760,783	3.3%	3
	Other		$551,833,672	17.5%
	Total General Fund Expenditures		$3,149,348,298	100.0%
Notes:
1	*  Personal Services includes:	Salaries and Wages	$257,281,488	8.2%
		Retirement	$78,713,425	2.5%
		Health Insurance	$53,119,766	1.7%
		Other Fringe Benefits	$12,629,624	0.4%
		Total	$401,744,303	12.8%
2	Teachers' Retirement includes Retired Teachers Health and Group Life Insurance.
3	Debt Service includes General Obligation Debt and all Maine Governmental Facilities Authority Debt.
4	Medicaid/MaineCare excludes Personal Services expenditures totaling $13,469,008 that would normally be included, but are excluded here to avoid double counting the amounts in the Personal Services group.  Medicaid administrative costs are also not included here.  General Purpose Aid for Local Schools excludes Personal Services expenditures of $1,590,157.