Executive Budget

Blue Book

• Book One: Budget Recommendations (Updated: Feb 9, 2021)
• Book Two: The Tax Expenditure Report
  • Appendix: Tax Expenditure Review Committee
• Book Three: The Budget Highlights (Updated: Feb 9, 2021)

Testimony

• OBM Director Kimberly Murnieks Testimony to Ohio House Finance Committee - Feb 4, 2021

Student Wellness and Success Funding Estimates

• Joint Vocational School Districts
• Community Schools
• Traditional School Districts

Download by Section

Use the links below to download individual sections of book one and book two of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's executive budget recommendations (initially released on February 1, 2021).

Blue Book - Book One: Budget Recommendations

• Section A - Reader's Guide
  • Introduction to the Executive Budget
  • Demographic Information
  • Glossary of Key Terms
  • Basis of Budgeting; Budget Calendar
  • The Budget Process; Funds of the State
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Guide to Reading the Budget Tables
  • State of Ohio Organization Chart
• Section B - Economic Forecast
  • Economic Overview and Forecast
  • Revenue Estimates and Methodology
  • Actual and Estimated Revenues
• Section C - Budget Overview (Updated: Feb 9, 2021)
  • Revenue Summaries
  • Spending Summaries
  • Fund Balance Summaries
  • Capital Improvements & Long-Term Financing
  • State Personnel Summary
• Section D - Individual Agencies (Updated: Feb 9, 2021)
• Section E - Boards & Commissions
• Section F - Errata Log (Updated: Feb 9, 2021)

Blue Book - Book Two: The Tax Expenditure Report

• Introduction
  • State of Ohio Tax Expenditure Report
  • The Tax Expenditure Concept
  • Tax Expenditures in This Report
  • Interpretation of Tax Expenditures
  • Quantifying Tax Expenditures
  • Data Sources for Tax Expenditure Estimates
• Tax Expenditure Summary of Foregone Revenue
• Sales and Use Tax
• Individual Income Tax
• Financial Institutions Tax
• Commercial Activity Tax
• Public Utility Excise Tax
• Kilowatt-Hour Tax
• Insurance Premium Taxes
• Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Taxes
• Alcoholic Beverages Taxes

Download by State Agency

Use the selection tool below to find and download budget recommendations for individual State of Ohio agencies. These files are split apart from the "Section D: State Agencies" chapter of the Blue Book's Book One: Budget Recommendations (initially released on February 1, 2021).

Note: The follow agencies have been updated since the initial release,
please see Section F - Errata Sheet for a complete list of changes:

• Updated on Feb 4, 2021: ADJ, DAS, OBM, JFS, MHA, DVS, DRC, LIB.
• Updated on Feb 9, 2021: AGR, AGO, DEV, DDD, EDU, EPA, DNR, DVS, DRC.