The Impact of Revenue Sharing on Local Government
| Author | David H. Olson |
| Date | 01 January 1974 |
| Published date | 01 January 1974 |
| DOI | 10.1177/027507407400800104 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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PUBLIC
FORUM
ADMINISTRATION
FORUM
The
Impact
of
Revenue
Sharing
on
Local
Government
DAVID
H.
OLSON
City
Manager,
Gladstone,
Missouri
The
State
and
Local
Fiscal
Assistance
Act
of
1972
established
the
General
Revenue
Sharing
Program.
For
many
years,
the
cry
had
been
coming
from
local
government
asking
that
the
federal
government
con-
sider
sharing
revenues
generated
at
the
local
level.
It
was
anticipated
that
a
reasonable
federal
revenue
sharing
program
could
significantly
decrease
the
pressure
on
the
already
overburdened
property
tax
and
reduce
the
necessity
for
local
governments
to
initiate
nuisance
taxes
of
all
kinds.
The
1972
Fiscal
Assistance
Act
was
the
federal
government’s
answer
to
local
pleas
for
financial
help.
The
five
articles
presented
here
illustrate
some
of
the
attitudes
of
government
officials
after
working,
for
the
most
part,
at
the
receiving
end
of
this
new
federal
sharing
system.
Revenue
Sharing:
End
of
Round
One
JOHN
T.
VINSON
Director
of
Finance,
Clayton,
Missouri
One
can
be
certain
that
the
first
anniversary
of
the
enactment
of
the
State
and
Local
Fiscal
Assistance
Act
of
1972
will
be
marked
by
a
variety
of
theories
and
expositions
(present
effort
included)
on
the
impact
of
Federal
Revenue
Sharing
on
state
and
local
governments.
And
why
not?
The
first
year
has
seen
a
varied
response
to
the
infusion
of
this
&dquo;windfall&dquo;
into
state
and
local
budgets.
People
that
were
previously
unknown
to
state-local
officials
are
now
seeking
the
inside
track
on
the
allocation
of
these
shared
revenues
and
are
very
much
in
the
forefront
during
public
hearings
on
the
uses
of
revenue
sharing
funds,
particularly
at
the
local
level.
Will
state
and
local
officials
be
able
to
plan
and
manage
the
ex-
penditure
of
these
funds
in
a
manner
acceptable
to
local
constituencies
as
well
as
to
Congress?
It
is
an
unfortunate
state
of
affairs
when
a
question
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