Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

April 11, 2022
Local governments have become more reliant on general sales taxes and gross receipts taxes over time. These taxes comprised 7.4% of total local general revenue in 2019, up from 4.6% in 1977.
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Local governments have become more reliant on general sales taxes and gross receipts taxes over time. These taxes comprised 7.4% of total local general revenue in 2019, up from 4.6% in 1977.
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