General Fund Expenditures - By Major Categories
	Major Categories		FY99	FY00	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04	FY05	FY06	FY07	FY08
	General Purpose Aid for Local Schools		$591,197,414	$624,751,951	$664,507,485	$702,686,340	$687,243,570	$699,041,403	$738,355,049	$838,193,470	$911,011,767	$954,353,096
	Medicaid/MaineCare	4	$366,679,902	$406,810,382	$432,186,640	$463,921,298	$487,966,182	$505,750,219	$582,012,779	$643,913,358	$604,261,444	$518,215,345
	Personal Services	1	$284,467,143	$289,076,730	$320,531,704	$352,378,431	$363,056,897	$362,183,685	$387,727,063	$398,416,458	$413,015,551	$425,571,308
	Higher Education		$199,918,523	$217,415,940	$255,360,350	$238,689,861	$235,384,460	$233,405,441	$241,187,901	$246,831,523	$262,043,743	$272,942,825
	Teachers' Retirement	2	$161,328,194	$153,641,283	$162,620,983	$168,214,621	$179,899,248	$170,014,497	$181,698,128	$148,459,994	$205,443,716	$194,467,175
	Tax Relief and Reimbursement Programs		$98,565,095	$108,613,086	$117,413,177	$118,240,381	$79,419,288	$128,885,755	$113,061,240	$31,484,362	$34,741,094	$33,960,289
	Debt Service	3	$75,442,825	$77,491,445	$91,316,492	$84,886,110	$94,888,075	$91,157,529	$89,206,568	$96,042,927	$107,057,363	$101,848,646
	Other	4	$375,909,011	$439,337,763	$527,432,063	$454,667,195	$405,339,888	$393,793,566	$404,874,408	$421,068,315	$486,788,774	$582,283,441
	Total General Fund Expenditures		$2,153,508,109	$2,317,138,580	$2,571,368,893	$2,583,684,236	$2,533,197,609	$2,584,232,096	$2,738,123,135	$2,824,410,407	$3,024,363,451	$3,083,642,125
Notes:
1	Personal Services includes:
	Salaries and Wages		$199,103,425	$207,253,467	$224,817,936	$247,091,081	$245,902,865	$252,008,419	$253,691,577	$255,744,055	$267,887,333	$272,705,758
	Retirement		$51,263,886	$44,731,214	$52,465,587	$51,802,297	$58,829,926	$59,776,685	$68,282,101	$75,723,030	$78,659,081	$83,910,787
	Health Insurance		$24,216,891	$27,998,443	$34,230,704	$41,038,714	$45,574,080	$37,871,359	$53,667,368	$54,269,370	$53,540,872	$55,247,755
	Other Fringe Benefits		$9,882,942	$9,093,606	$9,017,477	$12,446,339	$12,750,025	$12,527,222	$12,086,018	$12,680,004	$12,928,264	$13,707,009
	Total		$284,467,143	$289,076,730	$320,531,704	$352,378,431	$363,056,897	$362,183,685	$387,727,063	$398,416,458	$413,015,551	$425,571,308
2	Teachers' Retirement includes Retired Teachers' Health Insurance.
3	Includes General Obligation debt service and Maine Governmental Facilities Authority debt service, except debt service for court facilities.
4	Medicaid excludes some Personal Services expenditures that would normally be included, but are excluded here to avoid double counting the amounts in Personal Services.  Medicaid administrative costs are also not included here.