Table of City Budget Expenditures, ranked by per capita spending

[FREKI]

Originally Posted by LMich

What is the budget of the local government Copenhagen Municipality? It shouldn't be that difficult to find, at all.

No not at all, only problem is that what is common to be covered in the US is spread out on Region, State and Municipal here..



CPH municipal 2010 budget: 36,5 billion DKK ( $6,7 billion ) = pop 528.208 = $12.684 per capita


Region Hovedstaden 2010 budget: 32,4 billion DKK ( $5,9 billion ) = pop 1.662.285 = $3.549 per capita


State 2010 budget: 669,5 billion DKK ( $122,8 billion ) = pop 5.534.738 = $22.187 per capita

[miketoronto]

There is a reason Phoenix and other cities have lower tax burdens. And it has to relate to services, which cities like Phoenix hardly provide.
Buses in Phoenix stop at 10 p.m. for example.
The services just are not there, that people in higher taxed areas enjoy.

Also when Phoenix becomes a mature city with no new development and only infill than we will talk about taxes. All these high growth cities love to brag about low taxes, while they are pulling in development charges, etc. Just wait till that all dries up, and you have to rely on infill and property taxes, and in addition have to replace old waterlines, etc in a city that is so spread out, it can hardly support the services it has now. That is when you know what is going to hit the fan.
Taxes in New York are really only high in the suburbs. The city tax rate is not as high, and if someone wants to live out in a sprawling low density area on Long Island, that is hard to service. Than pay $15,000 in taxes