The fiscal impact of economic growth and development on local government revenue capacity

The fiscal impact of economic growth and development on local government revenue capacity

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Article ID: iaor20052430
Country: United States
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 413
End Page Number: 423
Publication Date: Jan 2004
Journal: Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management
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Keywords: management, economics, government, statistics: regression
Abstract:

The focus of this article is to examine the relationship between local economic growth and development and local government revenue capacity. A model is established to determine the relationship between the number of agricultural, manufacturing, service, and retail establishments per capita and employees per capita on real local government property tax capacity per capita. High property tax levies are highly negatively correlated with tax capacity. Population density, the general price level, and the presence of local retail sales taxes also play a role in determining tax capacity. New business creation in the service industry does appear to have a positive impact on local government tax capacity, while increases in agricultural, manufacturing, and retail activity do not. Although increasing concentration in the number of service establishments has a positive impact on tax capacity, increasing concentration in the number of service workers alone does not seem to lead to increases in tax capacity.

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