State tax revenues from casinos as a share of total state gaming revenues generally correlate well with the year of legalization. Theoretically speaking, heavy tax rates should dampen growth of the casino revenues in states that adopt them. Indeed, states with lower tax rates tend to have larger...

The main tax income for the sub-national governments in Estonia is personal income tax (PIT), which is shared between central and local governments. Since 2004, the share of that tax which is allocated to local governments has been steadily growing. Also, various grants from the central budget...