Borough government · Bucks County, PA

New Britain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Britain took in $2.3 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes80%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other5.9%State tax money5.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes80%

Property tax
46%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
19%$446 thousand
Other taxes
15%$344 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$202 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$53 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$155 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$118 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$125 thousand
Fines
0.5%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails87%Running the government and other costs7.3%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

87%

of New Britain's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
87%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$343 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Britain. 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 New Britain 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.