Mr. Bellone, in his narrative in the budget document, blames the county government's financial problems on
lower sales tax receipts because of lower gasoline prices.
Taxpayers will receive the same net benefit, but SOF spending growth appears
lower.3 Other substantial changes include shifts in workers from payrolls in the general fund to those paid by capital funds, reclassifying the
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation (STARC) funds from a miscellaneous
receipt to an offset against spending, and shifting expenses off - budget as shown in Table 3.