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2017 Media Citations

...accordion_active=”no” accordion_title=”October” icon=”Choose Icon”] Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson Recaps Mayoral Debate Detroit Today on WDET, October 26, 2017 Eric Lupher of the Citizens Research Council of

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December 31, 2017

Detroit’s High Property Tax Burden Stands as an Obstacle to Economic Growth

...annual decline of 7.9 percent in the number of home sales (chart below).  Detroit Home Sales, 2017-2021 Source: Crains Detroit; Deadline Detroit The declining home sales trends

Council Briefs

September 2, 2021
Tags Detroit, economy of detroit, high tax rates, home sales, homestead property tax credits, local economy, local property tax, local-option taxes, population, population decline, population loss, property tax, property tax relief, property taxes, racism, tax burden

2004 Media Citations

...6, 2004 [/accordian_item][accordian_item accordion_active=”no” accordion_title=”April” icon=”Choose Icon”] Income Taxes Wrong Answer for Metro Detroit Cities, Detroit News, April 20, 2004 Medicaid fix demains benefit cuts, Detroit News,

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November 22, 2014

Diversify Detroit’s Tax Structure to Lower the City’s High Property Tax Rate

...Detroit levies property taxes at high rates compared to other cities in Michigan, which creates a disincentive for people and businesses to locate in Detroit. Expansion of

Council Briefs

March 29, 2018
Tags Detroit, local-option taxes, property tax relief

A Comparative Analysis of the City of Detroit’s Budget and Staffing

In a nutshell: The City of Detroit’s budget, including its General Fund budget, is larger than four peer cities of Cleveland, Columbus, Memphis, and Milwaukee. The City

Council Briefs

August 4, 2022
Tags budget, budgeting, city budet, City of Detroit, city services, cleveland, columbus, comparative analysis, descriptive statistics, Detroit, detroit city budget, Detroit finances, economic wealth, FTE, FY2022, FY2023, General Fund, geography, government services, high-level analysis, land area, local government, median household income, memphis, Milwaukee, peer cities, population, population density, population size, poverty level, Public Services, residents, staff, staffing

Detroit City Council Should Look at Issues Addressed in Proposed City Charter

...relief is to make the city’s current property tax exemption programs (i.e., Homeowners Property Tax Assistance Program and the Detroit Tax Relief Fund) more widely accessible and

Council Briefs

June 25, 2021
Tags charter commission, city charter, Detroit, detroit charter revision commission, local government, michigan supreme court, policy, Proposal P, reparations, voting

2019 Media Citations

...of Michigan (CRC) examined those two closures, finding their impacts were largely mixed. How downtown Detroit’s taxes work and who really pays them Detroit Free Press, June

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October 14, 2019

Detroit’s Population Decline Should Prompt Property Tax Reforms

In a nutshell Detroit’s persistent population declines have resulted in the loss of over 60 percent of its residents since 1950. The last time Detroit had 639,111

Council Briefs

August 19, 2021
Tags 2020 census, census, Detroit, income, neighborhoods, population, population decline, population loss, property tax, revenue sharing, revenues, tax base, tax reform, taxable value, taxable value per capita, taxation, taxes, us decennial census, white flight

Amusement Tax Revenue Could Offset Revenue Losses from a Property Tax Cut

...taxes mostly paid by wealthier residents of the Detroit metropolitan area, and to lower taxes on Detroit’s depressed property tax base. Property taxes and Detroit’s depressed tax

Council Briefs

February 15, 2024
Tags Comerica Park, Detroit, Ford Field, Lions, Little Caesars Arena, municipal finance, Pistons, property tax, Red Wings, Tigers

Detroit’s Taxing Quandary Could Lead to Reforms

...Detroit. However, there are other revenue raising mechanisms city leaders and residents could consider. Table 2 Comparison:  Local Admissions Tax vs. Local Sales Tax in the City

Council Briefs

February 5, 2026
Tags Detroit, local government, local-option taxes, Michigan
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