Brief
How States Restrict Borrowing
November 28, 2017
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Abstract
Debt limits are provisions that limit a state’s ability to take on new debt or debt service. This fact sheet describes the different rules that states use to limit debt and reviews evidence on how debt limits affect fiscal outcomes.
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