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HOW IS LOTTERY DISTRIBUTION DETERMINED?
The Lottery Aid returned $935,028,283 to the Commonwealth for Cities and Towns in Fiscal Year 2008.
FY 2008 DISTRIBUTION BREAKDOWN
| DISTRIBUTION TYPE | AMOUNT |
| Direct Local Aid Distributed in Fiscal Year 2008 | $935,028,283 |
| Arts Lottery Local Aid | $78,613,899 |
| Mass Cultural Council Appropriation | $12,268,059 |
| Mass Council on Compulsive Gambling | $1,000,000 |
| TOTAL DISTRIBUTION | $1,026,910,242 |
All direct local aid is distributed according to a local aid formula established by the state legislature. Funds designated for Arts Lottery, Cultural Council and Council on Compulsive Gambling are not subject to the distribution formula.
Local Aid Formula:
The Town's Equalized Valuation
Divided By
The Town's Population
Equals
The Town's Equalized Valuation per Capita
The State's Equalized Valuation Per Capita
Divided By
The Town's Equalized Valuation Per Capita
Times
$10.00
Times
The Town's Population
Equals
The Town's Entitlement
Every town gets a percentage of the entitlement based on the total amount distributed
HISTORIC LOCAL AID
|
TIME PERIOD
|
DIRECT LOCAL AID
|
INDIRECT LOCAL AID
|
| Fiscal Year 2008 | $935,028,283 |
$91,881,958 |
| Fiscal Year 2006**** | $761,378,162 |
$88,910,589 |
| Fiscal Year 2005*** | $661,387,162 |
$87,615,715 |
| Fiscal Year 2004** | $661,387,162 |
$86,862,019 |
| Fiscal Year 2003* | $705,340,354 |
$86,906,870 |
| Fiscal Year 2002 | $790,000,000 |
$109,207,439 |
| Fiscal Year 2001 | $769,654,444 |
$94,810,476 |
| Fiscal Year 2000 | $758,655,318 |
$94,562,837 |
| Fiscal Year 1999 | $682,988,000 |
$126,107,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1998 | $602,534,000 |
$190,021,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1997 | $529,455,000 |
$190,532,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1996 | $425,000,000 |
$219,523,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1995 | $391,600,000 |
$249,941,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1994 | $329,000,000 |
$271,219,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1993 | $329,000,000 |
$203,478,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1992 | $305,000,000 |
$190,021,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1991 | $306,000,000 |
$170,514,000 |
*Reflects Governor's 9C Reduction
** Reflects legislatively mandated cap. Total Net Profit: $912,010,382.
*** Reflects legislatively mandated cap. Total Net Profit: $936,133,995.
**** Reflects legislatively mandated cap. Total Net Profit: $951,241,006.
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