Population, inflation fuel Va.‘s 10-year budget growth
Published: November 10, 2009
Virginia's budgets have grown overall by 74 percent this decade, largely powered by factors such as population growth, inflation and economic conditions.
A report yesterday to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shows that adjusted for inflation and population gains, growth from fiscal years 2000 to 2009 was 28 percent.
In total appropriations, two agencies that grew the most were the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Education's direct aid to local schools.
Over the period each accounted for about $3 billion -- or 20 percent -- of the growth.
Increased school and college enrollment and a 35 percent jump in the number of people eligible for Medicaid helped drive that growth.
-- The Associated Press
Reader Reactions
Well, I’ve done my part to help keep down those pesky ‘education’ costs. I’ve had my salary frozen twice in the period in question. Now, will someone explain where all that ‘education’ money has been going?
I wonder how much of the growth in state Medicaid spending is the result of unfunded federal requirements on the program. Hmmmmm…
HOw many of us have received a net-after-inflation increase of 28%? Yet poor mouth Kaine still is slashing and burning and crying poor mouth. He will fit in very well with the socialists north of the potomac.
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