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Breakdown of State and Local Government Tax Revenues
The Tax Foundation has a new report profiling the percentage of state and local government tax revenues by source for each state. Here is how Pennsylvania compares (getting a higher proportion of revenue from individual income taxes and “other taxes”):
State and Local Tax Revenue by Source, Fiscal Year 2007
| State | Property Taxes | General Sales Taxes | Selective Sales Taxes | Individual Income Taxes | Corporate Income Taxes | Licenses and Other Taxes |
| US Average | 30.1% | 23.5% | 10.9% | 22.6% | 4.7% | 8.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 29.6% | 17.0% | 11.6% | 25.5% | 4.3% | 12.0% |
Source: Tax Foundation