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property taxes. This dropped to 33.5 percent by 1975, with the greatest diversification occuring in urban areas.
However, Lacy acknowledged that county government's reliance on property tax would have to increase if the Virginia General Assembly failed to allow counties new revenue sources or if no adjustments were made in state funding formulas.
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Half of Mexico's population is below the age of 17, reports National Geographic.
82.6%