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Who Would Pay if the Property Tax M&O Levy Were Reduced and the Sales Tax Rate Increased?

published Friday, March 03, 2006   25398 Views

The charts below and table on the following page illustrate the distributive impact on Idaho taxpayers of reducing the property tax m&o levy 1.5 mils and increasing the sales tax rate ½ cent. Most families would end up with a net tax increase. Furthermore, there would be a net revenue loss in state and local revenues of $20 million.

Property tax m&o revenues would be reduced by approximately $125 million.


Sales tax revenues would increase by approximately $105 million.


Resulting in a net revenue loss of approximately $20 million.         


 
 
 
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