State and Local Tax Burden  - Updated March 2006

Executive Summary - Highlights and Graphs (PDF)

Maine's Tax Burden: History and Projections (PDF Version)

Executive Summary - Highlights
I.      Introduction
II.    Methodology
III.   Historical Tax Growth and Projections
IV.   Spending Limits and Effect of LD 1 on Tax Burden
V.    Structural Gaps and Risks to Tax Burden Projections

Graphs (PDF versions of individual graphs)
Graph A - State and Local Taxes as a % of Personal Income
Graph B - State and Local Taxes Per Capita
Graph C - State and Local Taxes Per Capita (adjusted for inflation)
Graph D - State and Local Tax Mix

Appendices (PDF Versions)
A.  State and Local Tax Data - History and Projections
B.  Fiscal Year 2002 State and Local Tax Data - Census vs. OFPR
C.  Bureau of Census Definition of Taxes
D.  Historical Analysis and Projections of Local Resources