From Pennsylvania’s Choice (http://pachoice.org/): There seems to be an overall optimism among state legislators that the Pennsylvania budget will pass on time given the positive revenue numbers in the state, a straight-forward budget proposal by the governor, and no haunting … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/drillers-are-right-%E2%80%93-pa-needs-tax-rate-gas-other-states-it%E2%80%99s-time-severance-tax Jul 21, 2017 09:06 pm | Stephen Herzenberg In its recent letter to Speaker Mike Turzai, the Marcellus Shale Coalition points (in paragraph three) to the effective tax rate (ETR) on production as a key indicator of … Continued
By: Capitolwire Published: July 26, 2017 The state Senate returns for some potential budget work today and Thursday. The Senate is scheduled to gavel in today at 3 p.m., and at 11 a.m. on Thursday. One would expect senators will spend … Continued
Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/severance-tax-basics Jun 16, 2017 06:40 pm | Marc Stier Pennsylvania has been considering a severance tax on natural gas for years. Here are four reasons it is long overdue: A severance tax can bring in substantial and, as … Continued
Posted at http://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/june/what-would-adequate-pennsylvania-budget-look-year Jun 15, 2017 05:55 pm | Marc Stier A really good budget for Pennsylvania would begin addressing our long-term public investment deficit. It would provide new funds to: eliminate our worst-in-the-nation inequality in K-12 school funding; expand … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/october/revenue-shortfall-and-budget Oct 07, 2016 11:33 am | Marc Stier Almost as soon as the Pennsylvania budget was passed in July, rumors swirled about the legislature coming back—either in a lame duck session in December or next year—to fix … Continued