Table 2
Federal Assistance to Territorial Governments
and Local Revenues, FY T9BT-1963~
($3 millions}
U.S. federal
assistance to
Genera! fund
local revenues
governments?
nontax revenue)
territorial
Federal
assistance
(local tax and
as percent
Total
of total
American Samoa
1981
$ 40,9
$ 17,3
$ 58,2
70
1982
37,8
17,4
55,2
68
1983
42.5
17.9
60.4
70
Guam
1981
93,8
123.0
216.8
43
1982
99,2
115.8
215.0
46
1983
72,2
147,0
189,2
38
10,7
49,1
Northern Mariana
Istands
1981
38.4
1982
1983
37.8
47,9
Virgin Istands
1981
17,3
18,7
78
55.1
66.6
69
72
135.9
195.4
331.3
1982
122.7
201.4
324,1
4}
38
1983
103,7
213,7
317.4
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Aalnctudes continuing and adhoc Department of the interior grants-in-aid and grants by other federal
agencies, and excise and federal
the Virgin Istands and Guam,
Income taxes collected by the Treasury Department and returned to
bincludes focally generated Income taxes, other local taxes and fees.
generated by autonomous local government agencies,
It does not include revenues
Although not as heavily reliant as the other territories,
Puerto Rico, nevertheless, obtains substantial federal assistance.
According to the Department of Commerce's Federal Expen-
ditures
by
State
For
Fiscal
Year
1983,
Puerto
Rico
received
about $4.4 billion in grants and direct payments to individuals.
Puerto
Rican officials acknowledge
that
federal
support
is
higher than that received by most states but,
in their view,
not out of proportion given Puerto Rico's per capita
relative poverty.
is
income and
Constraints to developing more
self-sufficient economies
of
To varying degrees, most of the territories face a number
constraints which hamper economic and social development.
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