October 29, 2008
Providence Journal Cites Tax Foundation's State-Local Burden Report
"Carcieri Says He'd Like to See the End of State Income Tax"
By Katherine Gregg
This year alone, the state's income tax is expected to generate $1,124,235,000 for the state and the corporate income tax $161 million. The relative weight of Rhode Island's tax burden has been described in different ways. According to a group that Carcieri cites often, the Washington-based Tax Foundation, Rhode Island has dropped from 4th-highest to 10th-highest in the nation in per capita state and local taxes, including property taxes.
