California's
combined state and local tax burden is the sixth highest in the nation,
according to a new study
by the Tax Foundation, a non-partisan research organization in Washington, D.C.
On average, the Golden State's combined state and local taxes take 10.5 percent
of an individual's income. The national average is 9.7 percent.
Californians pay $5,028 per capita in state and local taxes. The five states
with higher tax burdens are New Jersey (11.8 percent), New York (11.7 percent),
Connecticut (11.1 percent), Maryland (10.8 percent) and Hawaii (10.6 percent).
In states that often compete for California jobs, Nevadans pay just 6.6 percent
of income in state and local taxes, Arizona residents pay 8.5 percent, and
Oregon taxpayers have a 9.4 percent burden. (Source: Tax Foundation Special
Report, August 2008.)
Cal-TaxReports August 11, 2008
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