The majority of the MBTA budget is paid for by sales taxes. It has $1,037M for operating expenses. Revenue Sources: State Sales Tax $756M Fares $430M Municipa

The majority of the MBTA budget is paid for by sales taxes. It has $1,037M for operating expenses. Revenue Sources: State Sales Tax $756M Fares $430M Municipal Assessments $143M Parking, Real Estate Tenants, etc. $37.4M Real Estate Sales and Misc. $20.8M Advertising $11.0M Federal government $8.0M Interest $3.8M Utility reimbursement from tenants $2.8M Total $1,413M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority#Fares_and_fare_collection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportatio...