Local official's preference
Full Question Text
Now, regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget deficit this year, in your opinion, what would be the preferred method for eliminating any potential deficit (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to cut costs/services, increase taxes, use any savings your jurisdiction may have or increase debt (if legally allowable)? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to...
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Now, regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget deficit this year, in your opinion, what would be the preferred method for eliminating any potential deficit (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to cut costs/services, increase taxes, use any savings your jurisdiction may have, or increase debt (if legally allowable)? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to... | Cut costs/services | 60% | 37% | 49% | 41% | 41% |
| Increase taxes | 6% | 5% | 19% | 22% | 10% | |
| Use any savings | 26% | 44% | 24% | 25% | 38% | |
| Increase debt | 1% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | |
| Don't know | 6% | 13% | 5% | 12% | 11% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Now, regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget deficit this year, in your opinion, what would be the preferred method for eliminating any potential deficit (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to cut costs/services, increase taxes, use any savings your jurisdiction may have, or increase debt (if legally allowable)? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to... | Cut costs/services | 36% | 42% | 44% | 44% | 53% | 41% |
| Increase taxes | 12% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 15% | 10% | |
| Use any savings | 39% | 38% | 38% | 40% | 23% | 38% | |
| Increase debt | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | |
| Don't know | 12% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 11% | |
| % 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 | |||
| Now, regardless of whether or not your jurisdiction expects to have a budget deficit this year, in your opinion, what would be the preferred method for eliminating any potential deficit (if it had one) according to the following groups or individuals? Do you think that they would prefer to cut costs/services, increase taxes, use any savings your jurisdiction may have, or increase debt (if legally allowable)? You personally in your role as a local official would prefer to... | Cut costs/services | 37% | 45% | 37% | 33% | 42% | 49% | 41% |
| Increase taxes | 10% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 12% | 10% | |
| Use any savings | 40% | 39% | 41% | 42% | 31% | 31% | 38% | |
| Increase debt | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | |
| Don't know | 11% | 8% | 12% | 16% | 13% | 8% | 11% | |