Public Finance
Taxes and public-sector expenditures are economic development factors that contribute to the competitiveness of a region. In addition, with Arizona’s public universities partially supported by the State of Arizona, the fiscal resources and health of state government is of importance to the universities.
Related Articles and Reports
Tax Handbook, Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence
Comparison of Individual Income Tax Burdens by State, Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence
Total State and Local Business Taxes, Council on State Taxation
Tax Rates and Tax Burdens in the District of Columbia -- A Nationwide Comparison, Government of the District of Columbia
State and Local Tax Burdens, Calendar Year 2022, Tax Foundation, April 2022
Impact of State Higher Education Finance on Attainment, Urban Institute, July 2021
Investigating the Impacts of State Higher Education Appropriations and Financial Aid, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, May 2021
State Higher Education Funding Cuts Have Pushed Costs to Students, Worsened Inequality, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, October 2019
Unkept Promises: State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Access and Equity, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, October 2018
K-12 Funding Cuts Contributing to Inadequate Teacher Pay, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, September 2018
The Teacher Pay Penalty Has Hit a New High, Economic Policy Institute, September 2018
Funding PreK-12 Education, 110th Arizona Town Hall, November 2017
Financing Arizona's Future, 109th Arizona Town Hall, September 2016
Funding Down, Tuition Up , Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, August 2016
Assessing Fiscal Capacities of States, Urban Institute, March 2016
Arizona's Eroding Sales Tax Base, University of Arizona, Economic and Business Research Center, June 2014
Arizona's Education Financing/Elementary and Secondary Education: 2002-2011, Arizona State University, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, December 2013
Arizona's General Fund Operating Expenditure Trends, 1979-2013, University of Arizona, Economic and Business Research Center, November 2013
Arizona General Fund Tax Revenues: An Historical Perspective, University of Arizona, Economic and Business Research Center, November 2013
Structurally Unbalanced: Cyclical and Structural Deficits in Arizona, Arizona State University, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, January 2011
Improving the Fiscal System of Arizona State Government, Arizona State University, L. William Seidman Research Institute, prepared for the Arizona School Boards Association, May 2010
Riding the Fiscal Roller Coaster: Government Revenue in Arizona, 95th Arizona Town Hall, November 2009
A Fiscal Tool Box, Arizona Citizens Finance Review Commission, 2003
Related Links
Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Arizona Governor's Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting
Arizona Tax Research Association
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
National Association of State Budget Officers
National Conference of State Legislatures
U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Government Finance