Research & Publications

Type: Policy Brief
Date: June 25, 2012

Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) allows businesses to recover 75% to 90% of the cost of contributing to...

Type: Blog
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: June 13, 2012

Originally posted at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s website. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives debated and amended the...

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: June 12, 2012

On June 6, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives debated and amended the Senate’s budget bill adding $91 million...

Type: Testimony
Author: MIchael Wood
Date: June 11, 2012

Michael Wood, Research Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center remarks that legislation to eliminate all school property...

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: June 08, 2012

Governor Tom Corbett’s administration has proposed giving $1.65 billion in state tax credits over 25 years to companies that...

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: June 05, 2012

Governor Tom Corbett proposes sales tax reform which limits vendor discounts for large corporations.This Reports and Briefing Papers concludes...

Type: Memo
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: June 01, 2012

Over the past decade, the cost of business tax cuts has tripled, rising to $2.4 billion in the coming...