Have you ever wondered how much the state spends on emergency preparedness? Or how much your locality collects through general property taxes? How about the specific budget reductions that the Department of Education is implementing? Or maybe you care about the number of acres of farmland preserved by local purchase of development rights programs? Having this information readily accessible helps citizens to hold government accountable. This portal is a collection of initiatives to promote government transparency at all levels.

Get information on state and local government expenditures and revenues, and compare budgets to actual spending. Analyze government charge card transactions; prison, school, and workforce population levels; Virginia income levels; and much more.	View the most current budget information for the Commonwealth of Virginia, link to the executive budget document, and search the budget bill database.	See how the Commonwealth is performing in many areas that impact quality of life for you and your family, such as the economy, education, health services. Also see how state government measures and tracks its progress toward improving citizen services and results.	Stay informed about how state government leaders plan to implement the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). View appropriations for localities and programs as the information becomes available.