A Common Idea to Fill Budget Gaps
❑ Local Governments Turn to Fees to Fill Budget Gaps - NYTimes.com
NY Times (Segal, 04/10/2009) reports that state and local governments are being “creative” about ways to reaise money, with the economy failing and budgets strained. A common idea is to “invent a fee -- or simply raise one.” The article cites examples from Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Washington, etc.
In April 11, NY Times added a graph showing how New York State is to close the budget gap for FY2010 with more than two dozen new and increased fees:
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