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Pennsylvania Revenue Secretary Pat Browne reported that the commonwealth collected $4.1 billion in General Fund revenue in September. PHOTO/PACAST
Pa. General Fund revenue reached over $4B in September
Listen to this articlePennsylvania Revenue Secretary Pat Browne reported that the commonwealth collected $4.1 billion in General Fund revenue in September.
Fiscal year-to-date General Fund collections total $10.1 billion.
September’s sales tax receipts totaled $1.2 billion. This makes year-to-date sales tax collections $3.9 billion. Personal income tax revenue for the month was $1.7 billion. Year-to-date PIT collections are $4.2 billion.
Corporation tax revenue for September was $703.7 million. This brings year-to-date corporation tax collections to $944.7 million. September’s inheritance tax revenue for the month was $157.1 million, bringing the year-to-date total to $444.4 million.
The realty transfer tax revenue was $72.4 million for September, making the fiscal-year total to $112.4 million. Other General Fund tax revenue, including cigarette, malt beverage, liquor and gaming taxes, totaled $132.1 million for the month, bringing the year-to-date total to $356.8 million.
Non-tax revenue totaled $22.2 million for the month, bringing the year-to-date total to $145.1 million.
Along with General Fund collections, the Motor License Fund received $296.4 million for the month. Fiscal year-to-date collections for the fund, which include gas and diesel taxes, as well as other license, fine and fee revenues, total $859.8 million.
According to a release, September collection data does not include a comparison against anticipated amounts because the official estimate for the 2025-26 fiscal year has not been certified. The certification of the official estimate occurs as part of the process to finalize the budget for the fiscal year. After that occurs, the Department of Revenue generates monthly estimates that are compared against actual revenue collections.
