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-2- 170 II. Basic Principles of Jurisdictional Equity [These are the principles against which the present arrangements will be measured. Agreement on these is a necessary first step in undertaking the study.] • A. Revenues 1. A revenue that is collected from all the citizens of a jurisdiction under uniform standards should be expended for programs of benefit to all the citizens of that jurisdiction under uniform standards. B. Expenditures 1. A program that is of benefit only to the citizens of a particular jurisdiction should be supported from revenues derived from the citizens of that jurisdiction. 2. A program that has special or additional benefits for the citizens of a particular jurisdiction (as compared with general, or base, benefits available also to citizens of other jurisdictions) should be supported by revenues derived (1) in part from the citizens of . all the jurisdictions in which there are general benefits, and (2) in part from additional revenues from the citizens in the jurisdiction with special or additional benefits, and (3) with the support from the citizens of each jurisdiction to be in proportion to their total benefits. III. The Setting A brief review, as an introduction to the analysis, of the general distribution of governmental responsibilities among the state and local governments in North Carolina and the current approaches to their financing. It is an arrangement in which most of the funds are raised at the state and federal levels and most are expended at the local level. IV. Orange County Finances A. Expenditures . B. Revenues V. Chapel Hill Finances A. Expenditures B. Revenues VI. Carrboro Finances A. Expenditures Be Revenues VII. Hillsborough Finances A. Expenditures B. Revenues