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| PUBLICATIONS The Council provides reports about Ohio’s – and each Ohio county’s – changes in tax burdens and the financial practices of governments. It conducts member events, such as roundtable forums, and interacts with the media to ensure accurate reporting of governmental economic dealings.The Ohio Public Expenditure Council enjoys a reputation as a non-partisan, accurate source of information on government revenues-sources and government spending. Reports may be purchased from the Ohio Public Expenditure Council. Recent Reports you’ll want to read: NOTE:
Out of fairness to our members and sponsors, both of whom allow the
Council to continue its work through their monetary involvement with the
organization, the Council no longer is allow public access to reports.
However, copies of reports may be purchased at a cost of $10 per page
from the Council. Mail requests, along with payment, to: July, 2004: Property Taxes Continue to Grow for Most Residential and Agricultural property tax bills continued to grow over the past 10 years, up 5.8% which businesses in the state saw property taxes grow by 5.4%. Six-page in-depth analysis of property tax trends. ($60) August 2004: Trends in Education Finance Between 1996 and 2003, operating revenues increased from $5,407 to $8,312 per pupil in Ohio. Ohio spending per $1,000 of personal income on education exceeded the U.S. average by 22% over the past eight years. Eight pages including complete per district listing of Expenditure per Pupil and Average Teacher’s Salary. ($80) September, 2004: Ohioans will pay more than $105 billion in Federal, State and Local Taxes in 2004 Ohio personal income tax collections are up 63.5% over 10 years and Ohio’s per capita income continues to lag U.S. Four page, including in-depth details of State Collected Taxes ($40) OPEC NEWS:
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