An effective Tax and Expenditure Limitation (TEL) in South Carolina would be a constitutional restraint that allows for annual government growth in spending as a function of population growth and economic inflation. Revenues collected beyond this limit would be used towards both an emergency fund and a reserve fund, with excess being returned to the taxpayers. The measure would cover all streams of revenue and expenditures at every level of government in the state.
By South Carolina Policy Council
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