Nationally at Least 30 States Raise Taxes to Partially Ease Budget Reductions

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities to help offset budget cuts at the state level, "So far in 2009, at least 30 states have raised taxes, sometimes quite significantly. Increases have been enacted or are under consideration in personal income, business, sales, and excise taxes. Major state revenue packages are being enacted this year in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Wisconsin."

States are also enacting budget cuts, but as pointed out above the majority are also implementing tax increases to ease the pain of budget woes.

The summary report can be reached by clicking on the title of this post.