Senate Bill Eliminating Property Taxes Largely Unchanged by Amendment
The proposed amendment to SB 76 does not fundamentally alter the many structural deficiencies of the legislation. SB 76,...
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Who Pays For An Increase in the Sales Tax: Analysis of the Tax Incidence of an Increase in the Sales Tax from 6% to 7.25%
Gov. Wolf and legislative leaders are currently negotiating over the terms of a plan to cut property taxes which...
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Property Tax Elimination Raises Taxes on Middle Class to Cut Taxes for Affluent
With ongoing negotiations over the state budget focused on property tax cuts, and the State Senate taking up a...
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Property Tax Relief in Pennsylvania
One of the primary issues being negotiated in the 2015-16 budget is school property tax relief. There are several...
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Who Pays for School Property Tax Elimination? An Analysis of School Property Tax Burdens in Pennsylvania
Far from providing relief for working families, recent proposals to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania would increase taxes...
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Limiting Learning: How Caps on School Funding Erode the Quality of Education
The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a school finance proposal that would shift some school funding away from local property...
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Corbett Pension Plan Does Not Equal Property Tax Relief: What the Pension Experts Say
In his fourth year in office, Governor Corbett has been unable to persuade legislators that his proposal to change...
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On Joint Resolution 1, the Constitutional Amendment on Property Taxes
We are getting a lot of questions about what the constitutional amendment on the ballot this year means and...
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Sen. Corman Off Base on Why Property Tax Deal Collapsed
Majority Leader of the Senate Jake Corman suggested Monday that his caucus walked away from a deal to increase...
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Unintended Consequences? Property Tax Elimination Increases Taxes on the Middle Class to Reduce Taxes for High-Income Families
The budget end game has focused a lot on property tax cuts. The budget framework agreement includes property tax...
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What’s It to Be on Property Tax Relief, PA Lawmakers? Reverse Robin Hood or Relief for Renters and Middle-Class Homeowners
This is an appeal to legislators in rural parts of Pennsylvania and in high-property tax areas such as the...
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Majority of Voters Blame Legislature for Budget Impasse, Poll Shows
In a story on Lancasteronoline today, East Hempfield Township resident Duane Smith made the same observation that our analysis...
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