Fiscal Balance in the American Federal System: A Commission Report, Volumes 1-2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968 - Finance, Public |
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... Tax Sources National Government Dominance in Income Taxation . State Income Tax Stalemate -- Sales Tax Victory Heavy Local Reliance on the Property Tax . Low Elasticity of State - Local Revenues . Political Vulnerability . Interstate ...
... Tax Sources National Government Dominance in Income Taxation . State Income Tax Stalemate -- Sales Tax Victory Heavy Local Reliance on the Property Tax . Low Elasticity of State - Local Revenues . Political Vulnerability . Interstate ...
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... property taxes ( $ 26 billion ) , consumer levies ( $ 21 billion ) , and ... tax by earmarking it for State and local governments on a " no strings basis ... tax gathering re- sources in general and to its intensive use of the income tax ...
... property taxes ( $ 26 billion ) , consumer levies ( $ 21 billion ) , and ... tax by earmarking it for State and local governments on a " no strings basis ... tax gathering re- sources in general and to its intensive use of the income tax ...
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... tax base -- more specifi- cally , perform the classic equalization role , i.e. , pro- vide compensatory aid to the ... property tax burdens , proliferation of local nonproperty taxes , interlocal fiscal disparities and dependence on ...
... tax base -- more specifi- cally , perform the classic equalization role , i.e. , pro- vide compensatory aid to the ... property tax burdens , proliferation of local nonproperty taxes , interlocal fiscal disparities and dependence on ...
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... tax credit il- lustrate the benefits that can flow from State and local experimentation with new ideas . Because the personal income tax ... Property Tax Overburden--Recommendation No Executive Reorganization Authority--Recommendation No.
... tax credit il- lustrate the benefits that can flow from State and local experimentation with new ideas . Because the personal income tax ... Property Tax Overburden--Recommendation No Executive Reorganization Authority--Recommendation No.
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... property tax refund checks to households in the low income communi- ties . Thus , the granting of tax relief to the low income elderly moves in the " right " equalization direction from both the interjurisdictional and interpersonal ...
... property tax refund checks to households in the low income communi- ties . Thus , the granting of tax relief to the low income elderly moves in the " right " equalization direction from both the interjurisdictional and interpersonal ...
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Page 183 - Representatives shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the Congress by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government.
Page 256 - Southeast Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Southwest Oklahoma Texas...
Page 347 - State and local governments for the consideration of common problems; "(2) provide a forum for discussing the administration and coordination of Federal grant and other programs requiring intergovernmental cooperation; "(3) give critical attention to the conditions and controls involved in the administration of Federal grant programs; "(4) make available technical assistance to the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government in the review of proposed legislation to determine its...
Page xv - State, and local governments for the consideration of common problems ; (2) provide a forum for discussing the administration and coordination of Federal grant and other programs requiring intergovernmental cooperation; (3) give critical attention to the conditions and controls involved in the administration of Federal grant programs ; (4) make available technical assistance to the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government in the review of proposed legislation to determine its...
Page 267 - Southeast: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas. Plains: Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas.
Page 347 - Commission, in the performance of its duties, will — (1) bring together representatives of the Federal, State, and local governments for the consideration of common problems ; (2) provide a forum for discussing the administration and 73 STAT. coordination of Federal grant and other programs requiring intergovernmental cooperation ; (3) give critical attention to the conditions and controls involved in the administration of Federal grant programs; (4) make available technical assistance...
Page 185 - Office was created to assist the Congress in providing legislative control over the receipt, disbursement, and application of public funds. Its principal functions are in the fields of auditing, accounting, claims settlement, legal decisions, special assistance to the Congress, and records management and services.
Page 109 - NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK N. CAROLINA N. DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND S. CAROLINA S. DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON W.
Page 166 - Certain planning requirements necessarily demanded as a condition of grants may be overlapping. This duplication can defeat the very purpose for which planning is sought. Such requirements may themselves become a significant generator of confusion, and have an adverse effect on program policy and execution.33 Too many programs had been passed too fast for anyone to keep up.
Page 8 - Nation's prime revenue source-the personal income tax. Responds to need for equalization. Revenue sharing would operate in the right direction from the standpoint of interstate equalization and could be adjusted to serve as a powerful equalization instrument below the State level. A per capita distribution formula alone produces a moderate degree of equalization between wealthy and poor States, at the same time providing the most aid to the most populous States. Still more equalization can be built...