Author Question: Which of the following is true of sales taxes in Texas? a. Low-income families are more affected ... (Read 54 times)

Diane · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following is true of sales taxes in Texas?

a. Low-income families are more affected by increases.
b. Sales taxes are returned to the counties in which they were collected.
c. They represent a significantly smaller percentage of state revenues than does the personal income tax.
d. They have not been increased since 1961.

Question 2

Studies by the Census Bureau and by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy indicate that __________.

a. the tax system in Texas is among the most regressive in the country
b. the tax system in Texas is widely opposed by the citizens of the state
c. state and local governments in Texas tax the poorest families in the state at lower percentages of their incomes than they tax the richest families
d. the overall tax burden in Texas is higher than the national average