Study finds correlation between a state's sources of revenue and public-health policies
Cristiana Gigina
North Carolina State University Mar 10 2026 A new study in the United States finds that the more a state's budget relied on sales tax revenue, the more likely it was to shorten stay-at-home orders during the early stages of the COVID pandemic. The findings suggest that state public-health decisions may have been influenced by unexpected budgetary constraints imposed by public-health restrictions. For this study, we looked at a host of state data - and it is important to note that observational
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