This slide from yesterday's House Finance Committee presentation prepared by legislative analysts shows that the tax cuts and reforms over the previous three years will result in a ... Keep Reading
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N&O Article Tries to Deny NC’s Economic Growth, Fails Miserably
Tuesday’s edition of the Raleigh News & Observer included a fact-free editorial by a staffer of the George Soros-funded Budget & Tax Center – a project of the NC Justice ... Keep Reading
Sen. Rucho, Civitas Tax Study Authors, Discuss “More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks”
Guests on yesterday's "What Matters in North Carolina" podcast included Sen. Bob Rucho of Mecklenburg, along with the economists who authored Civitas's recently-released state tax ... Keep Reading
More Jobs, Bigger Paychecks
That's what recent tax reforms have delivered to North Carolina, according to a new academic study released today by the Civitas Institute. The study finds that allowing the ... Keep Reading
NC Holds on to 11th Best Business Tax Climate
The Tax Foundation today released its annual Business Tax Climate Index for 2017. North Carolina was on the verge of cracking the top ten - remaining in the 11th spot. The new ... Keep Reading
NC Median Household Income Growth Tops in US, Since 2013
A week ago, I wrote about some positive economic news pointing toward NC's economy being on a "hot streak." Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released household income data that ... Keep Reading
NC’s Economy Continues Its Hot Streak
North Carolina's economy has experienced ten consecutive quarters of per capita income growth equal to or greater than the national average, the best stretch in 20 years Even ... Keep Reading
NC Job Growth Beating National Average Since 2013 Tax Reform
Progressive critics of North Carolina’s historic 2013 tax reforms are quick to seize on topline unemployment rate figures in an attempt to discredit the rate cuts. But a closer ... Keep Reading
North Carolina’s Unknown Tax Cut Bonanza
In 2013, North Carolina’s unemployment insurance (UI) program was in terrible shape. Like most states, North Carolina borrowed funds from the federal government to cover increased ... Keep Reading
Budget Plan Would Cut Taxes for Most
The state Senate leadership's budget plan is coming into clearer focus, and it's important to realize that its passage would mean the great majority of NC taxpayers will be able to ... Keep Reading
