The local government may even favor these plans for new revenues.

It called for revenues to rise 70 percent, to $5.7 billion, in 1997.

He said his target is for annual revenues of $5 billion by the year 2000.

In terms of the potential for long-term revenue it's just not there.

They don't need to work for their revenue it's theirs of right.

The search for revenues has taken on a desperate air.

The latest estimates are for revenues to be about $4 billion in 1997.

The state's projections, he said, were for revenue of $80 million from the tax this year.

These changes were important for generating revenue in the short term.

States need to start looking at themselves before they look elsewhere for extra revenue.