Policy Reports
By The Numbers 2007: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties

January 29, 2007

County and municipal governments provide many key services while taking in billions in revenue. Their roles grow ever greater as state government shifts more taxing power to localities to make up for money kept by the state. Still, finding comparative data is hard. That's why this report provides information of how much local government costs in every city and county in NC.

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