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Funding local services in North Carolina
To open the dashboard full-size in another browser window, click here.(opens in new tab) If you are having issues downloading a PDF from the dashboard below, try opening this link and downloading the PDF from that page. Across North Carolina, our communities rely on strong public services to live well and get ahead – from safe public…
NC workers fuel our economy. Tax cuts do not.
Working people power the economy. Their labor delivers critical services to make all of our lives easier, creates new products and technologies, builds roads and infrastructure to connect us, and provides the care that heals our communities. If the economy is strong, it should support the people who make it possible. But when policymakers choose…
Tax cuts hurt public schools in North Carolina
As North Carolina’s public school students, teachers, administrators, and staff return to the classroom for another school year, tax cuts that have benefited the wealthy few and profitable corporations are shaping their experience and limiting their educational opportunities. It doesn’t have to be this way. North Carolina has the wealth to fund public education so…
Hoja informativa: ¡Cuando las corporaciones y los ricos no pagan lo que deben, nosotros somo los que pagamos!
For English version, click here El sistema tributario de Carolina del Norte está AL REVÉS. Las personas cuyos ingresos se encuentran en el 20 % más bajo (menos de $25,000 al año) pagan la mayor proporción de sus ingresos en impuestos estatales y locales — más del 10 por ciento. Mientras tanto, el 1 %…
Hoja informativa: Limitar los ingresos por impuestos sobre la propiedad en la Constitución estatal es un mal acuerdo para los habitantes de Carolina del Norte
For English version with links to references, click here La Asamblea General de Carolina del Norte ha incluido una enmienda constitucional en la boleta electoral de noviembre que, de ser aprobada por los votantes, obligaría a los legisladores a limitar el crecimiento anual de los ingresos por impuestos locales sobre la propiedad. No se trata…
Hoja informativa: Reducir el límite máximo del impuesto sobre los ingresos en la Constitución estatal es un mal acuerdo para los habitantes de Carolina del Norte
For English version with links to references, click here La Asamblea General de Carolina del Norte aprobó un proyecto de ley para llevar a votación en noviembre una enmienda constitucional que, de ser aprobada por los votantes, reduciría la tasa máxima permitida del impuesto sobre los ingresos al 3.5 por ciento. La constitución estatal ya…
New analysis: Property tax proposal would block $950M for local governments
New analysis from the NC Housing Coalition confirms what we knew about the proposal to put stricter limits on property tax collections in the state Constitution through a ballot measure this fall: It won’t deliver relief to homeowners struggling with unaffordable property tax bills, but it will significantly reduce local governments’ ability to deliver services…
Fact Sheet: When corporations and the wealthy don’t pay what they owe, you’ll pay the price!
North Carolina’s tax code is UPSIDE-DOWN. People with incomes in the bottom 20% (<$25,000 annually) pay the greatest share of their income in state and local taxes — more than 10 percent. Meanwhile, the richest 1% (>$870,000 annually) pay the lowest share of their income in state and local taxes just $6 out of every…
Reflections on my summer internship with the NC Budget & Tax Center
This summer, I had the opportunity to serve as a Community Building Intern with the NC Budget & Tax Center (BTC). I believe this experience has given me a greater understanding of how research, data, and community engagement work together in public policy, which will benefit my studies as I enter my senior year at…
Fact Sheet: Tax ballot measures are bad for local business
North Carolina voters will see two tax measures on their ballots in November that will limit state and local government revenue options and lock in outsized tax breaks for big business. These measures would lower the maximum allowable personal and corporate income tax rates to 3.5 percent and impose a limit on property tax revenue…