BTC Report: Personal income tax is integral to North Carolina’s revenue system

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Personal income tax is integral to supporting the state’s investment in public schools, public safety agencies, public health programs, and infrastructure development, according to a report released this morning. North Carolina’s personal income tax represents half of the revenue collected by the state each year – $10 billion in 2011 – according to [Continue Reading...]


Privatizing NC Pre-K would disproportionately impact rural, high-poverty communities

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Recent considerations by the NC General Assembly’s House Select Committee on Early Childhood Education Improvement to explore privatizing North Carolina’s Pre-K program could severely limit access to the program in rural, high-poverty areas, a new report cautions. Using county-level data on the location of Pre-K program slots, rural and urban designations of counties, [Continue Reading...]


Real solutions require real facts

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In recent days, a marketing campaign launched by the Pope Civitas Institute and the Americans for Prosperity Foundation began claiming that last year’s state budget – which cut taxes on the wealthiest while slashing funds for vital public investments – actually increased teacher positions in North Carolina. The following facts from the NC [Continue Reading...]


Reaching poor children

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North Carolina’s Pre-K program and its “at-risk” income eligibility standard The following media release accompanied a new report released this morning by the N.C. Budget and Tax Center: MEDIA RELEASE: Legislative changes would limit at-risk children’s access to NC Pre-K, harm economy in the long-run Lowering income eligibility threshold of NC Pre-K would [Continue Reading...]


BTC BRIEF: More Jobs, Better Jobs, and an Accountable Jobs Creation Process

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The North Carolina General Assembly should reform the state’s economic development incentive policies to ensure the creation of stable, quality jobs for the state’s workers, according to a new report released Thursday by the NC Budget & Tax Center. These reforms are especially critical given North Carolina’s high unemployment rate and the high-profile [Continue Reading...]


Report: State investments in public services at 40-year low

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State investments in core services such as education, health, and public safety are projected to reach a 40-year low over the next two years, a new report finds. After decades of stability, state funding for core services – as a share of North Carolinians’ incomes – has fallen drastically, according to a [Continue Reading...]