State Government Expenditures
The largest category of state spending is intergovernmental expenditures. These expenditures are funds that one level of government transfers to another level for spending. These funds come from state revenue sources such as sales taxes and they distribute to towns and other local communities. The second largest category for state spending is public welfare. Here is a website that will give you further details about Alabama spending
Local Government Expenditures
There are many large spending categories on the local level such as education, utilities, hospitals, police protection, interest on debt, public welfare, and highways. Its most important category is education. This category consist of teachers' salaries, textbooks, and construction and maintenance of school buildings. This accounts for more than one-third of local spending. Local governments, like state and federal government, often borrow money to cover capital expenditures for highways, universities, and even government buildings. Local government also deals with public welfare but do not spend as much as the state government does on public welfare. In this website below, you can explore through it and find out about more Northport's government spending.