• Research Report

    Does Gaston need a sales tax increase?

    posted April 13, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
    The Gaston County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies $54.4 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — almost 12 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
  • Press Release

    Gaston bonds would boost already high tax burden

    posted October 25, 2007
    Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Regional Brief. RALEIGH – Gaston County is asking voters next week to approve $175 million…
  • Research Report

    Bond, School Bonds: School Bonds Will Leave Taxpayers Shaken Down, Not Stirred

    posted October 25, 2007 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Daren Bakst
    Elected officials in Durham, Gaston, Macon, Mecklenburg, and Moore counties are asking voters to approve school construction bonds that will increase an already high tax burden on low and middle income homeowners in these counties. Local governments have failed to implement the full range of school facilities alternatives and strategies that could accommodate enrollment growth without imposing additional taxes and long-term debt on taxpayers.

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