Local official's preference
Full Question Text
Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget surplus this year, in your opinion, what would be the highest priority for using any potential surplus (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to spend the budget surplus on public services or infrastructure, save that money for future use, use it to pay down any debt your jurisdiction may have, or reduce taxes? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to...
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget surplus this year, in your opinion, what would be the highest priority for using any potential surplus (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to spend the budget surplus on public services or infrastructure, save that money for future use, use it to pay down any debt your jurisdiction may have, or reduce taxes? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to... | Spend on public services or infrastructure | 23% | 50% | 54% | 49% | 49% |
| Save for future use | 40% | 33% | 25% | 32% | 32% | |
| Pay down any debt | 33% | 9% | 17% | 15% | 12% | |
| Reduce taxes | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 0% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 3% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget surplus this year, in your opinion, what would be the highest priority for using any potential surplus (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to spend the budget surplus on public services or infrastructure, save that money for future use, use it to pay down any debt your jurisdiction may have, or reduce taxes? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to... | Spend on public services or infrastructure | 44% | 52% | 54% | 56% | 45% | 49% |
| Save for future use | 38% | 30% | 26% | 22% | 30% | 32% | |
| Pay down any debt | 10% | 10% | 16% | 16% | 24% | 12% | |
| Reduce taxes | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget surplus this year, in your opinion, what would be the highest priority for using any potential surplus (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to spend the budget surplus on public services or infrastructure, save that money for future use, use it to pay down any debt your jurisdiction may have, or reduce taxes? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to... | Spend on public services or infrastructure | 40% | 46% | 50% | 47% | 56% | 52% | 49% |
| Save for future use | 34% | 38% | 34% | 34% | 29% | 25% | 32% | |
| Pay down any debt | 17% | 8% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 16% | 12% | |
| Reduce taxes | 6% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | |
| Don't Know | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | |