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Georgia State University: Some Governments May Hide a Budget Surplus to Justify a Tax Hike
September 17, 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:

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Some Governments May Hide a Budget Surplus to Justify a Tax Hike

September 15, 2026

It's yearly property tax collection season, and along with it may come questions of how those property taxes are used, and if there's a tax increase -- why? A new academic study suggests that when local governments collect a more in taxes than their budget requires . . .

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