Evaluating New Revenue Sources for Counties

Monday, September 1, 2008

North Carolina counties may adopt either an one-quarter-cent sales tax or a 0.4 percent land transfer tax as a new source of revenue. A School economist examines the economic implications of the two taxes and compares them on six dimensions.

Citation: 
Smith, Karl W. "Evaluating New Revenue Sources for Counties." Popular Government 74, no. 1 (Fall 2008): 20-30.
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