RALEIGH — Nine of North Carolina’s 30 largest cities increased government revenues by at least 20 percent more than inflation and population growth rates from 2002 to 2007. Thirty-three counties also compiled growth rates in excess of 20 percent, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to...
RALEIGH — Asheville‘s city government revenue grew 23 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an extra $1,578 just to pay for that growth, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen...
RALEIGH — Charlotte‘s city government revenue grew 18 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an extra $1,484 just to pay for that growth, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen...
RALEIGH — Craven County’s government revenue grew 21 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an extra $918 just to pay for that government growth, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to...
RALEIGH — Rocky Mount‘s city government revenue grew 20 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an extra $3,300 just to pay for that growth, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to...
RALEIGH — City government revenue in each of the Triad’s three largest cities grew faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. The growth rates were even larger in Burlington and Thomasville, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to...
RALEIGH — Raleigh‘s city government revenue grew 22 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an extra $1,234 just to pay for that growth, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen...
RALEIGH — While city government growth in Wilmington tracked inflation and population growth pretty closely from 2002 to 2007, Jacksonville‘s revenues climbed 24 percent faster than inflation and population. A new John Locke Foundation Policy Report offers details. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this Regional Brief. Wilmington’s...
RALEIGH — Pitt County’s government revenue grew 20 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an extra $879 just to pay for that growth, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen...
RALEIGH — While some local governments kept their growth rates in line with inflation and population growth from 2002 to 2007, others raised far more money from taxpayers in that same time period. The numbers are substantially different for Hickory and Mooresville, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view...
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Rocky Mount totaled about $1,530 per person in the 2007 budget year, ranking the city No. 26 out of North Carolina’s 31 largest cities in local government costs, according to a new report from the Raleigh-based Center for Local Innovation. Wilson, at $1,580 per person, ranked No. 22....
RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Wilmington topped $2,121 per person in the 2007 budget year, according to a new report from the Raleigh-based Center for Local Innovation. Despite an increased tax burden, Wilmington’s ranking among the state’s largest cities dropped from No. 2 to No. 5. Click here to view and here to...