Philadelphia is currently debating what to do with the additional revenues generated by the increase in property assessments. One...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kirstin Snow snow@pennbpc.org RELEASE: Pittsburgh Budget & Policy Center Publishes New Analysis of Pittsburgh’s...
read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2021 Contact: Adrienne Standley standley@pennbpc.org 717-805-8466 Statement by Marc Stier, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and...
read morePennsylvania, like every other state in the country, faces an unprecedented budget crisis at both the state and local...
read morePennsylvania is highly reliant on local property taxes to fund its public schools, ranking near the bottom of all...
read moreEliminating school property taxes in Pennsylvania and the strict limits placed on schools SB 1400 would have...
read moreIn Testimony before the House Select Committee on Property Tax, Sharon Ward outlined principles that should guide property tax...
read moreHouse Bill 76 and Senate Bill 76 would create a funding gap that leaves Pennsylvania’s students permanently behind. Pennsylvania...
read more“Pennsylvania can afford to pay more for schools and property tax relief,” testifies Sharon Ward of the Pennsylvania Budget...
read moreProperty taxes have been a subject of much debate in Pennsylvania, and efforts to reform them have heated up...
read moreHear firsthand from Mark Ryan of the Independent Fiscal Office and Sharon Ward of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy...
read moreThis paper examines the roles between property taxes and public education in Pennsylvania. Eliminating school property taxes, as some...
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