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CITY SPENDING HAS NOT INCREASED <br />Recently much attention has been given to the assertion that local government <br />spending is out of control, caused --as some argue-- by an overly generous property <br />tax relief system that has stimulated local spending. The record on city spending <br />clearly does not support these contentions. <br />As of 1986 (the latest available State Auditor's data), per capita city spending ;n <br />real dollars was no higher than it was ten years ago, in 1978. (See Chart 7 below.) <br />According to State Auditor's data, per capita city spending in 1978 stood at $359.34. <br />After discounting for inflation, per capita city spending in 1986 stood at $355.58, one <br />percent below the 1978 level. (See Table 7 in Appendix for data.) <br />CONSTANT <br />197E <br />DOLLARS <br />CHART 7- <br />PER CAPITA CITY SPENDING <br />IN CONSTANT DOLLARS <br />1978.1988 <br />1911 1979 1980 19F1 1982 1983 1984 1985 198b 987 9R8 <br />• SEE TABLE 7 IN APPENDIX FOR DATA. <br />E%PENDITIOtr PROJECTIONS FOR 1987 A 1988 BASED ON LEAGUE OF W CITIES <br />BUDGET SUFVFY RESULTS; <br />SOURCE! MN STATE AUDITOR AND LMC BUDGET SURVEYS; U.S. DEPT. OF <br />COI RCF FOR STATF 6 LOCAI IMPLICIT PRICF DFFLATOR. <br />11 - <br />