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Article: NLC: city officials disappointed with counterparts at federal, state levels.(National League of Cities)
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- Government Finance Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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A recent report by the National League of Cities found that city officials overwhelmingly disapprove of the way their elected counterparts at the federal and state levels handle budget and tax issues. A large majority of city officials also say that the federal deficit, in particular, poses a problem for cities. The findings, which are part of an NLC report entitled Local Budget and Tax Policy in the U.S.: Perceptions of City Officials, are based on a survey of city government officials.
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