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The Impact of Extending Marriage to Same-Sex Couples on the New Jersey Budget
Publication Date: June 2008
Author(s): Brad Sears; M.V. Lee Badgett
Topic: Economics (Economic policy, planning, and development)
Law and ethics (Family law)
Type: Report
Coverage: New Jersey
Abstract:
This analysis estimates the impact of extending marriage to same-sex couples on state and local government revenues in New Jersey. Using the best data available, we estimate that allowing same-sex couples to marry will result in approximately $19 million in new revenue over the next three years.