Re: Question on US local government revenues

2002-08-20 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/29/02 12:17PM Do state and the federal govt. pay property taxes to local governments in the US? Or, do they pay a grant in lieu of property taxes (as in Canada), and if so, is it included under property tax revenues (as in Canada), or under intergovernmental transfer

Re: Question on US local government revenues

2002-07-30 Thread Bill Rosenberg
I know nothing about the US, but in New Zealand our centre-left Labour-led government is proposing to give local government considerably wider powers. I'm not sure how that effects the ability to tax, but it seems to be modelled on the activities of the City Council in Christchurch (where I

Re: Question on US local government revenues

2002-07-30 Thread Michael Pollak
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 Bill Burgess wrote: The US is being cited as a **positive example** of the ability of (some) local governments to tax local income, sales, payroll, hotel rooms, etc., while in Canada local governments are (generally) restricted to taxing only real property. I'm trying

Re: Re: Question on US local government revenues

2002-07-30 Thread phillp2
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Re: Re: Question on US local government revenues

2002-07-30 Thread ken hanly
Rosenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:43 AM Subject: [PEN-L:28849] Re: Question on US local government revenues I know nothing about the US, but in New Zealand our centre-left Labour-led government is proposing to give local government considerably