Updated: Jan. 14, 2008
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Federal Spending in California (including California's "Balance of Payments" with Washington)

The California Institute for Federal Policy Research calculates federal spending in California annually, including whether California taxpayers send more to Washington than they receive in federal spending in California (California's "Balance of Payments"). Using data from the Census Bureau and The Tax Foundation, the Institute calculates the balance of payments by comparing federal spending attributable to each state (excluding unallocable costs such as overseas defense operations and interest on the national debt) against federal tax and fee revenue dollars collected from each state. The tax burden figure is then adjusted to permit an "apples-to-apples" comparison between the two. The source for these data is California Institute, California's Balance of Payments with the Federal Treasury, FY 1981-97. For more information, contact the California Institute.

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U.S. spending		U.S. spending in California
U.S. procurement spending		U.S. procurement spending in California
U.S. grants		U.S. grants spending in California
U.S. wages		U.S. wages spending in California
U.S. direct		U.S. direct spending in California
U.S. other		Other U.S. spending in California
U.S. tax burden		California federal tax burden
California balance of payments		California balance of payments (adjusted)

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