MTA Subsidies: Monthly Tax and Subsidy Allocations

MTA budget data details dedicated taxes and subsidies received from New York State, businesses, individuals, and localities. Records are available monthly on both accrual and cash bases, categorized by agency, financial plan year, and subsidy type. The dataset is sourced from the MTA's annual budgeting process and covers multiple fiscal years.

Use Cases

• Tracking subsidy allocation trends over time using the Financial Plan Year and Month columns.
• Comparing budgeted versus actual subsidy scenarios using the Scenario and Amount columns.
• Analyzing funding distribution across MTA agencies like NYCT, LIRR, and MNR using the Agency column.
• Categorizing revenue sources by tax or subsidy type using the Type and Subtype columns.

Strengths

• Data is available at a granular monthly level for detailed temporal analysis.
• Includes both accrual (NREIMB) and cash accounting bases for comprehensive financial tracking.
• Covers multiple MTA agencies and subsidy categories, as indicated by the column structure.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific license are not provided by any source.
• The last updated date conflicts between sources, with Socrata showing 2026-05-18 and Data.gov showing 2026-03-14.
• The Data.gov source lacks column information, limiting cross-platform understanding of the data structure.

Provenance

Source

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) annual budgeting process.

Collection Method

Obtained from the MTA's annual budgeting process.

Time Range

Beginning 2019, with data for each month of a fiscal year.

Freshness

Last updated dates range from 2026-03-14 to 2026-05-18 across platforms.

Geography

MTA region (New York metropolitan area).