1. The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program
- Author:
- Andrew J. Coulson
- Publication Date:
- 07-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Cato Institute
- Abstract:
- In this paper we estimate the budgetary impact of the Cato Institute's Public Education Tax Credit model legislation on five states and presents a generalized spreadsheet tool (“the Fiscal Impact Calculator”) that can estimate the program's effect on any other state for which the necessary input data are supplied. It is estimated that, in its first 10 years of operation, savings from the PETC program would range from $1.1 billion for South Carolina to $15.9 billion for Texas. Illinois, Wisconsin, and New York are estimated to enjoy 10-year savings within that range.
- Topic:
- Education and Government
- Political Geography:
- United States and New York