Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2012, Question 40c

Importance of Utility PPT as revenue

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To what extent would you say the following types of Personal Property Tax (PPT) are important sources of revenue for your jurisdiction's budget: Utility personal property tax

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Jurisdiction Type Crosstabulation
		County	Township	City	Village	Total
% within Jurisdiction Type
		Jurisdiction Type				Total
To what extent would you say the utility personal property tax is an important source of revenue for your jurisdiction's budget? (Among those jurisdictions reporting the PPT is an important source of revenue)	Very Important	71%	50%	62%	48%	56%
	Somewhat Important	23%	39%	24%	36%	32%
	Not Important at All	5%	5%	7%	8%	6%
	Don't Know	2%	7%	7%	8%	6%

Population Size Crosstabulation
		<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
% within Population Size
		Population Category					Total
To what extent would you say the utility personal property tax is an important source of revenue for your jurisdiction's budget? (Among those jurisdictions reporting the PPT is an important source of revenue)	Very Important	51%	54%	54%	69%	57%	56%
	Somewhat Important	35%	34%	37%	21%	28%	32%
	Not Important at All	5%	6%	6%	7%	7%	6%
	Don't Know	9%	6%	3%	2%	9%	6%

Region of Michigan Crosstabulation
		Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
% within Region of Michigan
		MI regions based on State of the State Survey						Total
To what extent would you say the utility personal property tax is an important source of revenue for your jurisdiction's budget? (Among those jurisdictions reporting the PPT is an important source of revenue)	Very Important	64%	58%	54%	57%	46%	56%	56%
	Somewhat Important	25%	29%	28%	37%	37%	34%	32%
	Not Important at All	6%	3%	12%	3%	8%	4%	6%
	Don't Know	6%	9%	6%	3%	9%	6%	6%