Philadelphia’s general fund budget was approximately $3.9 billion in Fiscal Year 2009.
Below is the breakdown of how those dollars are spent and explanations of some of the categories.

Internal Administration and Citizen Services - Board of Ethics, Board of Revision of Taxes, City Planning, City Representative, City Treasurer, Civil Service Commission, Department of Commerce, Department of Records, Department of Revenue, Division of Technology, Historical Commission, Human Relations, Human Resources, Law Department, Licenses and Inspections, Managing Director’s Office, Mayor’s Office, Office of Behavioral Health, Office of the Director of Finance, Office of Housing and Community Development, Office of Labor Relations, Office of Fleet Management, Office of Supportive Housing, Office of Technology, Procurement Department, Public Defender, Witness Fees, Youth Commission, Zoning Code Commission

Other Fixed Costs - Community College subsidy, Convention Center subsidy, Indemnities, Philadelphia Gas Works, School District, SEPTA

Elected Offices - Auditor, City Commissioners, City Council, Clerk of Quarter Sessions, District Attorney, Register of Wills, Sheriff