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Sources of General Revenue for the State Government,
Counties and Municipalities in North Carolina,
Fiscal Year 1991-92
Source
State
Counties
Municipalities
Federal Government
24.9%
1.4%
4.3%
State Government
–
50.9%
14.5%
Sales Tax
14.6%
6.4%
9.9%
Corporate Income Tax
4.3%
–
–
Personal Income Tax
24.1%
–
–
Property Tax
–
20.5%
32.7%
Other
Note: Various small sources are excluded; thus columns do not ad to 100%.
Source: State and Local Government Relations in North Carolina: Their Evolution and
Current Status, edited by Charles D. Liner, Institute of Government, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995.
CEC/June 2007
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