Mississippi Business Journal » tax revenue http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Supervisors vote in 2.5-mill tax increase to cover budget http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/27/supervisors-vote-in-2-5-mill-tax-increase-to-cover-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervisors-vote-in-2-5-mill-tax-increase-to-cover-budget http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/27/supervisors-vote-in-2-5-mill-tax-increase-to-cover-budget/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:16:45 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=63178 MADISON COUNTY — For the second time this month, The Clarion-Ledger reports Madison County supervisors approved a tax increase to fund next year’s budget, despite protests from residents who urged officials to live within their means. The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in a special meeting yesterday to approve an increase in the tax levy [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/27/supervisors-vote-in-2-5-mill-tax-increase-to-cover-budget/feed/ 0 Public universities asking for an additional $72.4M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/22/public-universities-asking-for-an-additional-72-4m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-universities-asking-for-an-additional-72-4m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/22/public-universities-asking-for-an-additional-72-4m/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:46:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58814 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s eight public universities want an additional $72.4 million in budget year that starts in July 2014. Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds told the College Board the schools need money to increase faculty salaries and cover pension contributions. State money to universities will fall $32 million to $670 million in the 2013 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/22/public-universities-asking-for-an-additional-72-4m/feed/ 0 Officials lobbying School Board for tax increase to meet budget http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/19/officials-lobbying-school-board-for-tax-increase-to-meet-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-lobbying-school-board-for-tax-increase-to-meet-budget http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/19/officials-lobbying-school-board-for-tax-increase-to-meet-budget/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:33:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58735 PURVIS — The Lamar County School District is asking for a millage increase to balance its budget for the 2012-13 school year. The Hattiesburg American reports Superintendent Ben Burnett and district CFO Jennifer Hession presented the proposed budget to the Lamar County School Board yesterday. The school district’s proposed budget is $77.8 million, up from [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/19/officials-lobbying-school-board-for-tax-increase-to-meet-budget/feed/ 0 Tax dispute could end up where it began http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/27/tax-dispute-could-end-up-where-it-began/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tax-dispute-could-end-up-where-it-began http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/27/tax-dispute-could-end-up-where-it-began/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:00:02 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=43004 The fight over ad valorem tax revenue in Pascagoula and Jackson County could come full circle next legislative session if the Mississippi Supreme Court rules against the Pascagoula School District. The court heard oral arguments June 13 in a dispute between the school district and the county over the distribution of ad valorem tax revenue [...]

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