State Tax Systems - Policy Making for Fiscal Stability

This important new book explores how states' tax systems have changed, particularly in the aftermath of the Great Recession, why changes were made, and how these policies contributed to state fiscal stability.

List of contents

1. State Government Finance and Fiscal Stability 2. State Expenditure Responsibilities: Trend and Cost Drivers 3. The Great Recession and State Tax Policies: An Overview 4. The Great Recession and Tax Increases: Stories in Three States 5. The Great Recession and Tax Cuts: Stories in Two States 6. State Income Taxes: How to Keep This Revenue Pilar Stable? 7. State Corporate Income Taxes: How to Reform Them for State Fiscal Stability? 8. State Sales Taxes: How to Modernize Them for State Fiscal Stability? 9. State Sin Taxes: Are They Stable Enough for State Fiscal Stability? 10. Marijuana Tax: Is the New Revenue Source Reliable? 11. User Fees and Charges, Gasoline Taxes, and Health Provider Taxes 12. State Tax Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic 13. Conclusion: Have State Tax Policies Improved Their Fiscal Stability?

About the author

Yuhua Qiao is Professor in the Department of Political Science and Philosophy at Missouri State University, USA.

Summary

This important new book explores how states’ tax systems have changed, particularly in the aftermath of the Great Recession, why changes were made, and how these policies contributed to state fiscal stability.

Product details

• Authors: Yuhua Qiao, Yuhua (Missouri State University) Qiao, Qiao Yuhua
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032798851
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3279885-1
• No. of pages: 326
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Taxation, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Organizational theory & behaviour, Public Administration, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Organizational theory and behaviour, Public ownership / nationalization, Public finance and taxation, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government