Table 9

LOCAL SALES/USE TAX EQUALIZATION PAYMENTS

Calendar Years 1988 - 1997

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Calendar         Cities                       Counties                  Transit Districts   
  Year       Jurisdictions*      Amount    Jurisdictions      Amount      Jurisdictions   Amount
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 1988	           178	     16,915,719	       17	  5,038,989
 1989	           171	     16,336,742	       20	  5,394,059
 1990	           176	     18,511,811	       20	  5,730,860
 1991	           180	     19,461,282	       18	  6,545,125
 1992	           179	     19,515,143	       19	  5,681,887
 1993	           162	     20,517,471	       19	  5,753,008
 1994	           167	     21,925,465	       16	  4,569,443
 1995	           166	     22,827,356	       13	  4,606,149
 1996	           168	     26,978,181	       13	  4,598,599	      11      $1,388,398
 1997	           166	     30,178,370	       15	  5,460,329	       8       1,802,941
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The program provides funds (from state motor vehicle excise tax) to those jurisdictions with per capita receipts from their local sales/use tax which are less than 70 percent of the statewide average (80% for transit).

*Number of jurisdictions which qualify for direct payments; excludes distribution of excess funds.