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TIMES HERALD-RECORD 47
BUSINESS
Times Herald-Record
BY JUDY RIFE
WHERE IT WENT
Overtime 4% Health care 9% Pensions 8% Other labor 2%
Dedicated taxes 36% Fares and tolls 56% Local and state subsidies 8%
Non-labor3 24%
BREAKING IT DOWN
Fares, tolls and other revenue: $5.7 billion 2
The MTA raised fares and tolls in March for the third time since 2003. The base subway and bus fare, bumped to $2 from $1.50 in 2003, didnt budge. Commuter rail fares jumped an average of 25 percent in 2003, 5 percent in 2005 and 4 percent this year.
NYC Transit: $2.8 billion Long Island Rail Road: $479 million Metro-North Railroad: $477 million MTA Bridges and Tunnels: $1.3 billion MTA Bus: $140 million MTA Long Island Bus: $40 million MTA Staten Island Railway: $4 million Licensing, advertising, real estate: $480 million
New York City for MTA Bus: $245 million State operating assistance: $210 million Local operating assistance 1,5 (12 counties): $187 million Local station maintenance 1,6 (12 counties): $142 million Connecticut for Metro-North: $64 million Nassau County for MTA Long Island Bus: $11 million
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1 The MTAs 12-county service territory includes Orange, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and the five counties of New York City; 2 Numbers may not add up because of rounding; 3 Category includes fuel, materials and supplies, contracts for professional services, maintenance and other operations, insurance, claims and general business expenses; 4 Includes one-time subsidy of $20 million for commuter railroads; 5 Orange Countys share was $146,000; 6 Orange Countys share was $435,000 Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Times Herald-Record/DIANE CHARLES