A new law takes effect this year in North Carolina that cuts unemployment benefit and raises business taxes.

今年，北卡罗来纳州将实施一项新法案，以削减失业救济金并增加营业税。

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You can see that a new tax raises revenues compared to some prior year, or that it raises taxes for high-earners relative to what they paid at some time in the past.

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Council leaders dream of having the same clout as New York's mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, who raises 70% of his budget through local taxes and so can cheerfully thumb his nose at Washington.

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