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DEMOCRATS AND TAX INCREASES

29 cents in 10 years (and counting)
Year Old rate New Rate $

Increase

 %

Increase

  Who Voted to Increase your taxes?
1998 65.0 cents 68.5 cents 3.5 cents 5.38% Democrats
1999 68.5 cents 73.0 cents 4.5 cents 6.56% Democrats
2001* 73.0 cents 83.97 cents 11 cents 15.0% Democrats
2003** Revaluation 73.64 cents NA NA Rev. Neutral
2004 73.64 cents 75.67 cents 2 cents 2.75% Democrats Plus 1 Republican
2005 75.67 cents 83.68 cents 8 cents 10.6% Democrats
  Total Tax increase since 1998 29 cents    

* In 2001, the Democrats raised taxes but also increased the sales tax rate by 1/2 cent in the fall of 2002. The Republicans campaigned in 2002 on reversing that 1/2 cent tax if elected and promising to offset the effects of the sales tax increase against property taxes if it could not be eliminated.

**In 2002 the GOP took control and during the 2003 budget a revaluation was required.  The GOP set the new property tax rate at "revenue neutral"  for both property and sales taxes meaning that it was set about 2 and 1/2 cents below 'property tax revenue neutral' to account for the sales tax increase noted above. The Revaluation rate of 73.64 cents is "revenue neutral" considering BOTH property and sales tax revenue.

June 2005 Budget with 11% tax increase - Commissioner Norman Mitchell's commentary.

The Democrats "screendoor" approach to taxes:  if you don't like our tax increases - "weigh your options" and then if you don't like our taxes......leave.

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County Property taxes increase from $321 million to $697 million - 116.42% over 11 years 
 
 
 1995 2006 Change $ Change % Yearly Ave
Adjusted  (a)  (b)      
County Property Tax  $ 321,860,524  $   696,555,751  $ 374,695,227 116.42% 10.58%
County Sales Tax   $  72,832,732  $   146,660,942  $  73,828,210 101.37% 9.22%
County Sales tax for CMS  $  13,171,525  $     21,700,000  $    8,528,475 64.75% 5.89%
County only budget (County funds)   $ 412,812,127  $   877,995,855  $ 465,183,728 112.69% 10.24%
Total County Budget (all funds)  $ 820,319,270  $1,235,506,223  $ 415,186,953 50.61% 4.60%
         
Adjustment Notes          
(a):          
 FY 05 County Property Tax includes amount allocated to Capital Reserve    
 FY 05 County Sales Tax - includes amount allocated to the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund  
County only budget (County funds) & Total County Budget (all funds) changed from FY 05 Adopted to FY 05 Amended
(b):          
FY 06 amounts changed to reflect the approved budget.      
 

SOURCE: MECKLENBURG COUNTY GOVERNMENT 
 

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