Briefing
Measuring non-school fiscal imbalances of New England municipalities
Abstract: Local jurisdictions differ in the per capita costs that they must incur to provide a standard quality and quantity of municipal services at average efficiency. These cost differences are attributable to local social and economic characteristics or circumstances that are outside the control of local government.
Keywords: Cities and towns - Massachusetts; Property tax - Massachusetts; Local finance - Massachusetts;
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Bibliographic Information
Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Part of Series: New England Public Policy Center Policy Brief
Publication Date: 2007
Issue: Jul
Order Number: 07-6