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-3- <br />You auiy wish to pose these questloos: ' <br />I) Can the current system be simplified so as to <br />Improve accountability at all levels of government? <br />2) Should the number of property classifications <br />be reduced? <br />3) Should the property tax credit and refund programs <br />be simplied or modified? <br />4) Dues the assessment system need to be improved? <br />B. Equity of the Intergovernmental Transfer Programs <br />l) Have the goals of the "Minnesota Miracle" really <br />been accomplished? Are property tax burdens spread <br />any more fairly than they were 10 years ago? <br />2) Which schools/counties/cities/towns receive the <br />most in intergovernmental transfers? Are they the <br />jurisdiction in most "need" of state revenues? What <br />should be the criteria to determine the need of a <br />governmental unit or its citizens for property tax <br />relict? <br />3) To what extent is it appropriate for state -collected <br />revenues to reduce the local property tax burden? <br />4) Should property tax relief be accomplished through <br />direct aid to local governments and schools or to <br />individuals or a combination thereof? <br />5) How does the amount of tax relief given compare <br />with the amount of taxes paid in various communities? <br />Are the people and businesses in some cities "giving" <br />much more than they are "getting?" If so, is change <br />warranted? <br />6) Is the fiscal disparities program still appropriate? <br />Does it need to be modified? Does it complement or <br />conflict with other state tax policies and programs? <br />C. Adequacy of Local Revenues <br />1) Is it appropriate for the state to continue to restrict <br />the ability of cities to levy the general property tax? <br />2) Are there any intellectual or economic justifications <br />for levy limits? Are there better ways the state <br />could control the costs of property tax relief programs? <br />3) To what extent should cities or other local governments <br />rely on the property tax for revenue? <br />Ove, <br />