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Table 4.II.N

NYC Residential State Tax Payments vs. State Funding Received

State Tax Liability of NY City Residents

(in $ millions)

Particulars 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005¹        
State tax collections from New York City residents ² 5,245 5,520 6,290 7,087 8,636 7,528 6,756 7,472 8,921 10,661        
State tax collections from all NY State residents, including City residents 14,158 14,478 16,202 17,944 20,997 18,829 17,470 18,947 21,590 23,865        
Contribution by City residents towards Total State tax collections  37% 38% 39% 39% 41% 40% 39% 39% 41% 45%        
                       
                       
¹Latest available                        
²Figures represent Personal Income taxes collected from full-year residents for the fiscal years ended December 31st, 1996-2005.
 
 
Source:
NY State Dept. of Taxation and Finance. Annual Statistical Report, July 2008. Analysis of State Personal Income Tax Returns by Place of Residence (tables 2,3)
 
 

NY State's Educational Grants to New York City

(in $ millions)

Particulars 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008    
State Grants for Education to New York City *2 5,517 5,723 5,967 6,012 N/A N/A N/A N/A    
Total NY State Expenditure on Education *3 19,408 20,716 21,368 22,705 24,023 25,303 28,222 31,215    
City's share in State's Educational Expenditure 28% 28% 28% 26% N/A N/A N/A N/A    
   
   
 
*2 Figures represent total funding received including funding for Community Colleges and Hunter Campus Schools. 
*3 Figures represent net NY State-wide expenditure, including expenditure on SUNY and CUNY.
 
Source:
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports of the Comptroller for the fiscal years ended June 30th, 2001-04 / Part II-E-General Fund-Schedule G2.
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports of the Comptroller for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2001-04 / For 2003-04, refer pg 32.
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/finance/index.htm
   
 
In a nutshell, City of New York residents pay 39% of all State tax collections, but merely receive a 28% share of the State's expenditure on education.  

 

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