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6. Average annual change in actual gen-

2. Average annual change in spending as a

eral fund revenue as a percentage of

percentage of personal income through

personal income from FY04 through

FY04 (measured only for governors in

FY06.

office before 2004).

7. Average annual recommended revenue

3. Average annual recommended change

changes as a percentage of the prior

in real per capita general fund spending

year's expenditures through FY07.

through FY07.

8. Tax revenue in real per capita terms,

4. Average annual recommended change

FY05 (this variable is half-weighted).

in general fund spending as a percent-

9. Tax revenue as a percentage of personal

age of personal income through FY07.

income, FY05 (this variable is half-

5. Average annual change in actual real

weighted).

per capita general fund spending from

FY04 through FY06.

Tax Rate Variables

6. Average annual change in actual gener-

1. Percentage change in the top personal

al fund spending as a percentage of per-

income tax rate, including governors'

sonal income from FY04 through FY06.

recommended changes that were not

7. Real per capita spending, FY05 (this

enacted.

variable is half-weighted).

2. Percentage change in the top corporate

8. Spending as a percentage of personal in-

income tax rate, including governors'

come, FY05 (this variable is half-weighted).

recommended changes that were not

enacted.

Revenue Variables

3. Sum of the top marginal personal and

1. Average annual change in real per capita

corporate income tax rates in 2004.

tax revenue through FY05 (measured only

(This variable is given a weight of only

for the governors in office before 2005).

one-half.)

2. Average annual change in tax revenue as a

4. Percentage change in the sales tax rate

percentage of personal income through

under each governor, including gover-

FY05 (measured only for governors in

nors' recommended changes that were

office before 2005).

not enacted.

3. Average annual recommended change

5. Percentage change in the gasoline tax

in real per capita general fund revenue

rate under each governor, including

through FY07.

governors' recommended changes that

4. Average annual recommended change

were not enacted.

in general fund revenue as a percentage

6. Percentage change in the cigarette tax

of personal income through FY07.

rate under each governor, including

5. Average annual change in real per capi-

governors' recommended changes that

ta general fund revenue from FY04

were not enacted.

through FY06.

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