House Committee Considers Severance Tax, PBPC Offers Testimony
Testifying at the April 3 hearing, PBPC Research Director Michael Wood highlighted just how common severance taxes are across...
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Report: Exaggerating the Employment Impacts of Shale Drilling: How and Why
Exaggerated claims are dispelled in this Reports and Research Papers, which sheds light on the truth behind job growth...
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A Look at Other States Shows Marcellus Impact Fee Shortchanges Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania enacted an ”impact fee” on natural gas wells drilled into Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale that generates a relatively small...
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Testimony by Michael Wood on Severance Tax Proposal
Michael Wood of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center testified on the proposed natural gas severance tax before the...
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Testimony by Michael Wood on State Budget
Michael Wood, of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, shares his Testimony regarding the 2007-2008 State Budget.
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Gross Profits: Why Pennsylvania Should Enact the Oil Company Profits Tax
An oil company profits tax would help the Commonwealth achieve revenues adequate to invest in public transit systems in...
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Toward a Fair PA Tax System
Pennsylvania has a famously antiquated corporation tax system. This system taxes the profits of some home-grown Pennsylvania corporations at...
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Reform, Not Repeal: Pennsylvania Can Provide Property Tax Relief and Protect Public Schools
This paper examines the roles between property taxes and public education in Pennsylvania. Eliminating school property taxes, as some...
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A Closer Look at Property Tax Plans and What They Mean for Pa. Schools
Property taxes have been a subject of much debate in Pennsylvania, and efforts to reform them have heated up...
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Webinar: Exaggerating the Employment Impacts of Shale Drilling: How and Why
This webinar lays out the facts on shale drilling’s impact on job creation in the six states that span...
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Testimony: Time to End the Excuses and Enact a Severance Tax on Natural Gas
Michael Wood presents for a joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and Senate Finance Committee....
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A Must-Have for Pennsylvania, Part 2: Investment in Higher Education for Growth and Opportunity
Pennsylvania’s deep cuts in funding to K-12 education since 2010-11 have drawn a great deal of attention in recent...
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