1st Edition

State Tax Systems Policy Making for Fiscal Stability

344 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

344 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

344 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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State governments are responsible for most of the direct domestic spending that affects the well-being of their citizens. Fiscal stability, important for state governments to serve the public, is influenced by both state tax systems and spending programs. This important new book explores how states’ tax systems have changed, particularly in the aftermath of the Great Recession, why changes were... Read more

1. State Government Finance and the Fiscal Stability

2. State Expenditure Responsibilities: Trend and Cost Drivers

3. The Great Recession and State Tax Policies: An Overview

4. The Great Recession and Tax Increases: Stories in Three States

5. The Great Recession and Tax Cuts: Stories in Two States

6. State Income Taxes: How to Keep This Revenue Pilar Stable?

7. State Corporate Income Taxes: How to Reform Them for State Fiscal Stability?

8. State Sales Taxes: How to Modernize Them for State Fiscal Stability?

9. State Sin Taxes: Are They Stable Enough for State Fiscal Stability?

10. Marijuana Tax: Is the New Revenue Source Reliable?

11. User Fees and Charges, Gasoline Taxes, and Health Provider Taxes

12. State Tax Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic