Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

Moscow's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moscow took in $2.0 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%State tax money38%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.6%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Moscow's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
26%$529 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$362 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$112 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$110 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.4%$108 thousand

State tax money38%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
38%$752 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$26 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

36%

of Moscow's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$849 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$849 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$715 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$481 thousand
  • Sewer systems$234 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$439 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$265 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$298 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Moscow. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Moscow itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.