Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2000 GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Note 13 Changes in General Long-Term Debt

State of Connecticut

Note 13 Changes in General Long-Term Debt

The following is a summary of changes in long-term debt for the year ended June 30, 2000 (amounts in thousands):




Balance
July 1,1999


Issuances
and Other
Increases


Retirements
and Other
Decreases

Increase
(Decrease)
Accreted
Value
Balance
June 30,2000
General Obligation Bonds $ 6,902,197 $ 994,540 $ 674,716 $ (128) $ 7,221,893
Transportation Related Bonds 3,191,626 150,000 264,207 (7,894) 3,069,525
Expendable Trust Fund Obligations 795,935 20,000 205,870 - 610,065
Net Pension Obligation 2,748,309 684,110 556,529 - 2,875,890
Compensated Absences 274,772 27,508 8,189 - 294,091
Worker's Compensation 280,074 56,894 53,368 - 283,600
Capital Leases 52,050 5,664 8,308 - 49,406
Claims and Judgements 5,250 9,829 - - 15,079
Total General Long-Term Debt Account Group $ 14,250,213 $ 1,948,545 $ 1,771,187 $ (8,022) $ 14,419,549

The Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances-All Governmental Fund Types reflects the net proceeds from the sale of bonds and notes in the amount of $1,015.7 million. This amount includes discounts on the sale of certain bonds and premium and accrued interest received at the time of sale in the amount of $.7 million.

Included in retirements of general obligation and transportation related bonds are $196.3 million of bonds which were defeased by cash of $207.7 million.

Additionally, $994.5 million of issuances and other increases for general obligation bonds include $130.8 million of bonds issued by the University of Connecticut and $18.7 million of bonds issued by CHEFA for which the State of Connecticut will pay the principal and interest.

As of June 30, 2000 a liability of $6 million for rebatable arbitrage is included in the liability for claims and judgements.