The Birmingham News: Alabama taxes poor more heavily than rich, study finds
media mention“Poor Alabamians continue to pay a larger share of their income in state and local taxes than upper-income earners, but the state no longer is among the “Terrible Ten,” according to a report released Wednesday.
The fifth edition of “Who Pays?” by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy pegs Alabama as the 12th most “unfair” state because of the burden falling on lower-income earners. That is an improvement from the group’s last report two years ago when gap between the proportional burden on the lowest- and highest earns was 10th highest in the country.”