The Brooksville Journal

State Budget
Body Wants 8 PC. Increase

Tallahassee, March 11-(FNS)

While no new sources of revenue are advocated the State Budget Commission will recommend increased appropriations of approximately 8 per cent above those for 1933-34.

The 1935 legislature will be asked to appropriate the sum of $17,708,820, for operation of general revenue, special fund and special millage departments of state government for the next two years. A boost of one-half mill in ad valorem taxes is anticipated with all other sources of revenue remaining unchanged.

The county bond fund, State Road Department operations, and State school fund, which are financed by gasoline and motor vehicle license taxes are not included in the appropriations recommended.

Under special millages, the commission recommended the Confederate pension levy be decreased from 3 1-2 to 1 1-2 mills. the Livestock Sanitary Board to be increased from one-half to one mill the State Prison fund from three-eights to two and one-eighth, the Board of Health from one half to one mill. and the free text book fund be reduced from three fourth to one-half mill,.the public school fund remaining at one mill.

This would fix ad valorem tax levy for state purposes at seven and one-eighth as compared with six and five-eighths this year.

A balanced budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, the commission reported was achieved that expenditures of public moneys were within receipts and that the previous deficit has been paid in part, with a satisfactory balance existing June 30, 1934.

Salary and operating expense appropriations for state institutions and departments recommended for 1935-36, including special building items, as compared with amounts appropriated for 1933-34 are as follows:

Accounts which are paid from the General Revenue fund include $600,000 for collecting revenues, $225,000 legislative expense, $100,000 printing, $65,500 upkeep for capitol, etc.

220,874 Com. of Agri. 277,600
58,442 St. Mtg. Bur. 129,721
68,200 State Chemist 74,800
46,000 Milk Inspec. 54,000
86,000 Hotel Com. 180,240
411,070 Con. Dept 430,228
30,000 Motor Tarns. 52,400
250,000 M.. V. Dept. 160,000
50,000 Brd. of Adm. 92,000
330,000 St. Rd. Dept. 380,000 (office and salaries)
730,484 St. Pri. Fm. 1,060,126
431,080 Live St. Brd. 500,000
359,317 Brd. of Heal. 501,256
659,656 Conf. Pens. 618,580

'Cost of foodstuffs and Supplies' the board states, 'has increased approximately 30 per cent and further advances may be expected.'

'For many institutions and departments repairs, new buildings tailed and adequate maintenance and maintenance were greatly cur- of state property should not be fur ther postponed and increased ex- penditures are not necessary for this purpose.'

1933-34	Department	1935-36
$14,300	Brd. of Con. $	26,700
1,123,200	U. of F.	1,234,000
50,000	R. S. WRUF	65,200
544,898	A. E. S.	609,000
137,092	A. Exten. Ser.	137,092
419,224	St. P. Brd.	419,224
735,285	State College	766,345
272,164	Deaf-Blind S.	305,281
241,441	Negro College	246,000
790,124	State Hospital	2,088,476
206,466	Farm Colony	230,450
240,000	Boys In. Sch.	276,820
68,640	G. Indus. Sch.	79,550
26,880	B. Pub. Welf.	38,000
5,800	Labor Inspec.	5,800
97,000	Crip. Chil. Com.	127,000
179,839	National Guard	235,620
15,000	St. Serv. Offi.	16,000
88,000	Brd. of For.	134,400
109,200	Rry. Com.	129,000
10,400	St. Lib. Brd.	24,400
193,500	St. Audt. Dep.	256,000
900,000	Judicial Dept. 1,138,443
125,092	Sup. Court	181,322
12,000	Bd. Com. St. In.	63,000
71,000	Governor	76,000
61,000	Sec'y. of St.	68,360
290,000	St. Compt.	316,040
56,000	State Treas.	64,000
30,000	Insurance	75,800
73,200	Attorney Gen.	109,260
74,727	Dept. Pub. Ins.	87,020
134,000	Voc. Ed. M. F.	363,847
922,200	(Gen. Rev.)	1,190,000