Excerpt from City of Boston and County of Suffolk Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1990 Departmental and other revenue increased by an impressive from the previous year. Revenues received by departments and other sources amounted to million. This gain is primarily due to increases in user fees and reimbursements from other funds. Another source that has helped the City weather the state's fiscal turmoil is million in Free Cash which was made available for appropriation to various city departments and agencies that lacked funding. The overall slowdown in the local economy is evident in some key areas. When compared to last year, motor vehicle excises decreased by million revenues from issuance Of licenses and permits decreased by million and investment income diminished by million All these areas are demonstrative Of a slow or stagnant economy in the northeast region. Revenues and other available funds exceeded budgeted amounts by million, resulting in the sixth consecutive year that the City has experienced a revenue surplus. Contributing factors in the revenue increases were updated fee charges, improved collection procedures for delinquent accounts as well as an increased emphasis on management Of funds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.