The Oklahoma State Budget for Fiscal Year 2004 was the spending request by

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to fund

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for July 1, 2003–June 30, 2004. Governor Henry and legislative leaders approved the budget in May 2003. This was Henry's first budget submitted as governor. Figures shown in the spending request do not reflect the actual appropriations for fiscal year 2004, which must be authorized by the

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Overview

Fiscal year 2003 saw a $593 million revenue shortfall. For FY2004, as in most budget years, the top eleven appropriated agencies made up 90% of the total budget. For FY2004, the governor and legislative leaders imposed a 6.3% across-the-board cut to state appropriations from 2003 levels. Education, healthcare, human services and public safety agencies saw only minor cuts or even slight increases. More dramatic budget cuts (ranging from 10% to 20%) were made to the agencies in the remaining 10% of the state budget.

Total revenue

All revenue of the fiscal year 2004 was $5.16 billion, down 8.5% from FY2003. The breakdown is as follows: *$4.935 billion - All Taxes **$1.99 billion - Individual Income Tax **$1.24 billion - Sales Tax **$359 million - Gross Production Tax **$214 million - Motor Vehicle Tax **$87.3 million - Corporate Income Tax **$1.05 billion - All Other Taxes *$72 million - Rainy Day Fund *$22 million - Other Sources *$131 million - Revenue Adjustment

Total spending

The Governor's budget for 2004 totaled $5.16 billion in spending. Percentages in parentheses indicate percentage change compared to 2003. The budget request is broken down by the following expenditures: *Appropriations by cabinet department: 5.16 billion (-6.3%) **$2.9 billion - Education (+1%) **$1.2 million - Health and Human Services (-1%) **$525 million - Safety and Security (-1%) **$213 million - Transportation (-13%) **$69.0 million - Finance and Revenue (-3%) **$65.7 million - Commerce and Tourism (-18%) **$58.5 million - Judiciary (-1%) **$33.0 million - Legislature (-5%) **$30.0 million - Agriculture (-14%) **$28.0 million - Veterans Affairs (+12%) **$25.5 million - Human Resources and Administration (-11%) **$16.2 million - Environment (+12%) **$11.3 million - Science and Technology (-4%) **$8.9 million - Energy (-14%) **$7.1 million - Military (-3%) **$7.0 million - Secretary of State (-12%) **$3.2 million - Governor and Lieutenant Governor (+0%) *Appropriations by agency: $5.16 billion (-6.3%) **$1.95 billion -

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**$768 million - State Regents for Higher Education **$439 million - Health Care Authority **$388 million -

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**$379 million -

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**$192 million - Department of Transportation **$145 million - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services **$118 million - Department of Career and Technology Education **$90 million - Office of Juvenile Affairs **$62.4 million - Department of Public Safety **$59.2 million -

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

**$53.7 million -

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**$51.1 million - Tax Commission **$33 million -

**$30 million - District Attorneys Council **$26.9 million -

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**$24.8 million - Department of Rehabilitation Services **$22.6 million - Department of Agriculture **$22.6 million -

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**$21.5 million -

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**$20.1 million - Office of State Finance **$65.9 million - all other agencies

References

External links

Oklahoma Office of State Finance official website

Fiscal Year 2004 Budget
{{OK state budget 2004 in Oklahoma

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