Local Tax Trends in 2025

Local Tax Trends in 2025

Localities across the country are feeling the effects of major changes in economic conditions, the end of pandemic-era federal aid, and a chaotic and disorganized attempt to shrink the federal government. As some localities reduce their budgets and tax ambitions, others offer a path forward to a more progressive tax system better designed to deal with economic downturns. Local governments across the country should use this time to protect the mo…