Counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, and other special districts are all local governments. The largest catego
ries of spending by local governments make up approximately 67% of their total expenditures. Which of the following is not an expenditure of local governments? a) public utilities- because fewer utilities serve people on a statewide basis, state governments spend a much smaller percentage of their budgets on public utilities. [Incorrect]
b) Elementary and Secondary Education- expenditures in this category include teachers' and administrators' salaries, textbooks, and construction and maintenance of school buildings.
c) public welfare- takes the form of cash assistance, payments for medical care, expenditures to maintain welfare institutions, and other miscellaneous welfare expenditures
d) Interest on Debt- State and local governments sometimes borrow money to cover operating costs or capital spending.
e) Highways- local governments spend almost as much on highways, roads, and street repairs as they do on police protection. Includes the repair of potholes, street signs, and other street-related items.
One thing that is not an expense of local governments is e) Highways- local governments spend almost as much on highways, roads, and street repairs as they do on police protection. Includes the repair of potholes, street signs, and other street-related items.
<h3>What are local government expenses?</h3>
Local governments have a smaller area to serve than states and federal governments and so do not spend on heavy thing such as highway construction.
They do however spend on debt interest, and public utilities, and public welfare.
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