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Tax Policy: State Tax Officials Have Concerns About a Federal Consumption Tax

GGD-90-50 Published: Mar 21, 1990. Publicly Released: Mar 21, 1990.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO surveyed state tax policymakers to determine their concerns about the enactment of a federal consumption tax as a budget deficit reduction option.

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