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Article: The relationship between state income taxes and local property taxes: education finance in New Jersey.
- Article from:
- National Tax Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 1998
- Author:
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INTRODUCTION
The state of New Jersey has undergone several recent changes in its income tax system. These changes, and the history of the New Jersey income tax, are linked to court decisions that have mandated that the state provide aid to local school districts. After the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in Robinson v. Cahill (1973) that local taxation alone violated the requirement of the State Constitution that all children receive a "thorough and efficient" education, then Governor Brendan Byrne responded by proposing a statewide income tax in 1976 to raise funds for aid to local school districts. The income tax proposed by Governor Byrne became law only after ...
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