Income taxes give boost to Okla. general fund
Fueled by boost in income tax collections, proceeds on the rise to Okla. general revenue fund
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- State finance officials say increased income tax collections are providing a boost to Oklahoma's General Revenue Fund that is used to fund state government.
Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger reported Tuesday that total collections to the fund through 11 months of the current fiscal year total $5 billion. That's an increase of $65 million, or 1.3 percent, over total collections during the same period last year. The collections also exceed the official estimate by $35 million, or nearly 1 percent.
Doerflinger reports individual income taxes contributed $176 million to the fund in May, a 4.3 percent increase over May 2012. Corporate income taxes of $5.2 million in May were up more than 20 percent over the same month last year, while sales tax collections were up by 3 percent.
