• Research Report

    Debt is Debt: Taxpayers on hook for TIFs despite rhetoric

    posted November 18, 2007 by Joseph Coletti
    Tax increment financing (TIF) hides the diversion of funds from government services that is inherent in borrowing. It still puts taxpayers at risk for repayment and is more expensive than general obligation bonds or certificates of participation (COPs).

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