2013 Federal Budget vs. AZ Budget

Arizona budget preview Big 3 dominate state and federal budgets Just as the state has its Big 3 drivers of spending (education, Medicaid and prisons), so, too, does the federal government (Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid and defense spending). TOTAL STATE SPENDING 2013 FISCAL YEAR 86 BILLION DOLLARS SOURCE: JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE 49% 23% FITT 12% 16% Medicaid Education Prisons Other (K-12 + universities) (АНСCS) SPENDING IN ARIZONA Percent of General Fund compared to 2003 50 44 43 Agency share of General Fund sharing 40 Fiscal Year 2003 Fiscal Year 2013 30 20 16 12 11 12 10 10 10 K-12 АНССCS Universities Corrections Economic Health Other Security Services BAR CHART BY MARK WATERS FEDERAL BUDGET 3.67 PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PROPOSED FISCAL 2013 BUDGET TRILLION DOLLARS SOURCE: NATIONAL PRIORITIES PROJECT 34% 24% 18% 18% ズ 7 % %24 Social Security, Unemployment & Labor Medicare Military Interest on Other & health debt INFOGRAPHIC BY ANDREA HESER/THE REPUBLIC * PERCENTAGES ROUNDED IIIIID IIIIID liiiiD 133333