Distressed Communities: Public Services Declined in California as Budget Pressures Mounted
HRD-90-95
Published: Aug 16, 1990. Publicly Released: Aug 16, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effects of changing federal-local fiscal relations on the condition of basic public services in two distressed California counties, focusing on: (1) local efforts to cope with declining federal aid and the loss of general revenue sharing; and (2) whether state policies helped to offset those circumstances.
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Economically depressed areasFederal aid to localitiesFiscal policiesLocal governmentsMunicipal budgetsMunicipal taxesRevenue sharinglocal relationsFederal assistance programsTaxes