• Press Release

    JLF report questions Anson’s proposed sales tax hike

    posted October 19, 2008
    RALEIGH — Anson County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 17 years by diverting more than $5.8 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county…
  • Press Release

    JLF report questions Cherokee’s proposed sales tax hike

    posted October 9, 2008
    RALEIGH — Cherokee County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 11 years by diverting almost $10 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government…
  • Research Report

    Does Cherokee need a sales tax increase?

    posted October 9, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
    The Cherokee County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on November 4. This report identifies nearly $10 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — over 11 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.

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