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A similar compan'son can be made using the hnplicit Price Deflator (IPD) for state and loc goveminents. The 1PD measures the amounts paid for service inputs specific to government operations which oftentimes 'Includes supplies, materials, or other costs that are unique and therefore lesi -1 comparable to a household's purchase. A 5-year summary of the tax levy increases as compared to th IPD is shown below. i 140 o -too 600 4P o % CLange In Tax Levy & IPD 01008 009 2006 2 07 '1 ad 00 2010 mmemswTax Lev y 17-40fthe last 5 years, the increase in the tax levy has outpaced t-he inflation rate. This is largely the result :i[if higher-than 'Inflation personnel costs and other sem'ce inputs such as fuel and energy-related costs. 4 Ln addition, the City has had to increase its levy to offset reductions in state-aid, interest earnings, ani? ,fother non-tax revenues. However, as depicted in the second chart which incorporates the TD, Rosevill1i compares much more favorably to other local governments. Another bencbmark that is oftentimes used is a comparison of local property taxes among comparable cities. Although the comparison somewhat masks local needs and preferences, it nonetheless provides 7-- general picture of each City's tax burden. LWELMOM Inver Grove H eigftts pLewoo4 �qa Cottage Grove I It?"M 1 643 For cities within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, servi populations between 25,000 — 45,000- and for a home value-i M9 at $235,000 [a]