University of Wisconsin–Madison

Understanding Financing Options Used for Public Infrastructure

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town, National, State
State(s) All States
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces
State and local governments primarily issue bonds to pay for long term capital projects and longstanding infrastructure. This report provides an overview of tax-exempt bonds and other financing used by state and local governments and public entities. In particular, this report discusses the fundamentals of tax-exempt bonds, the role tax-exempt bonds play in infrastructure financings and as an investment product, and congressional actions over the past fifty years related to the capital market.

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