City Finances
This section of Cities 101 provides information about city finances and includes pages about: local revenue structures (including revenue from taxes, other sources, and intergovernmental transfers), public budgets, financing public education, municipal bonds, state and local government pensions, and state and local bankruptcy.
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Local Revenue Structures
Defines the various local taxes and how they are levied. Provides sources to find current tax statistics.
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Public Budgets
Outlines the stages of the municipal budget process.
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Financing Public Education
Identifies the percentage each level of government contributes to public education and the diversity of funding mechanisms.
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Municipal Bonds
Information about municipal bonds
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State and Local Government Pensions
Information about state and local government pensions
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State and Local Bankruptcy
Information about state and local bankruptcy
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