{
  "type": "network",
  "title": "Layered taxes versus one shared MUST tax",
  "caption": "The mayor contrasted layered local taxes with a MUST agreement that would split one shared tax among the county, city, and townships.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Terre Haute City Council, 2026-04-09 — 30:35",
    "href": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq4qy8aR1Ac&t=1835"
  },
  "alt": "A network places Vigo County income-tax payers between two proposed 2028 structures. One route funds separate city and possible county service-tax layers, creating the mayor's warned-about double- or triple-tax risk. The MUST route sends one shared tax to the city, county, and townships under an agreed split informed by a non-binding report.",
  "dataTable": {
    "columns": [
      "Scenario",
      "Tax structure",
      "Status on Apr. 9"
    ],
    "records": [
      [
        "Layered taxes",
        "County service taxes on top of existing city tax",
        "Risk described by mayor"
      ],
      [
        "MUST agreement",
        "County, city, and townships split one shared income tax",
        "City proposal; report needed"
      ],
      [
        "Joint task force",
        "Two council appointees requested",
        "No appointment vote yet"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "legend": [
    {
      "label": "Taxpayers",
      "pattern": "solid"
    },
    {
      "label": "Tax fund or structure",
      "pattern": "hatch"
    },
    {
      "label": "Local government body",
      "pattern": "stripes"
    }
  ],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "taxpayers",
      "label": "Vigo County income-tax payers",
      "kind": "resident-group"
    },
    {
      "id": "layered",
      "label": "Separate tax layers — 2028 risk",
      "kind": "fund"
    },
    {
      "id": "must",
      "label": "MUST — one shared tax",
      "kind": "fund"
    },
    {
      "id": "city",
      "label": "Terre Haute",
      "kind": "body"
    },
    {
      "id": "county",
      "label": "Vigo County",
      "kind": "body"
    },
    {
      "id": "townships",
      "label": "Townships",
      "kind": "body"
    },
    {
      "id": "report",
      "label": "Non-binding local report",
      "kind": "body"
    }
  ],
  "edges": [
    {
      "from": "taxpayers",
      "to": "layered",
      "rel": "funds",
      "directed": true,
      "item": "risk: multiple taxes"
    },
    {
      "from": "layered",
      "to": "city",
      "rel": "funds",
      "directed": true,
      "item": "existing city tax"
    },
    {
      "from": "layered",
      "to": "county",
      "rel": "funds",
      "directed": true,
      "item": "possible separate service taxes"
    },
    {
      "from": "taxpayers",
      "to": "must",
      "rel": "funds",
      "directed": true,
      "item": "city's alternative"
    },
    {
      "from": "must",
      "to": "city",
      "rel": "funds",
      "directed": true
    },
    {
      "from": "must",
      "to": "county",
      "rel": "funds",
      "directed": true
    },
    {
      "from": "must",
      "to": "townships",
      "rel": "funds",
      "directed": true
    },
    {
      "from": "report",
      "to": "must",
      "rel": "touches",
      "directed": true,
      "item": "recommends split"
    }
  ],
  "footnote": "This was a planning update, not an adopted tax change; no vote was taken.",
  "theme": "default"
}