Pa.’s Marcellus Impact Fee Comes Up Short
As the economic value of natural gas production increases in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale, the local impact fee created by...
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Comparing Rep. Quinn’s Marcellus Drilling Fee to Other Plans
State Representative Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) introduced legislation creating a Marcellus Shale impact fee. This Reports and Briefing Papers compares...
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Pa. House Revenue Package Will Close Tax Loopholes, While Preserving Critical Services
This Reports and Briefing Papers outlines the components of House Bill 2435, the House revenue package introduced by State...
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Proposed Tax Breaks for Natural Gas Industry Are Bad Deal for Pennsylvanians
The General Assembly is now considering several proposals to enact a tax on natural gas production (called a severance...
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How to Structure a Severance Tax that is Fair to Pennsylvanians
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is drafting legislation to institute a severance tax on the natural gas extracted from the...
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Fact Check on Severance Taxes and Marcellus Shale
In 2010, the Pennsylvania General Assembly took steps to enact a severance tax on natural gas drilled in...
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Plan Would Mark Significant Compromise on Severance Tax
Senate leaders rejected the compromise within the severance tax plan and have refused to budge from a plan that...
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Shared Costs, Shared Resources: State Distribution of Severance Tax Revenues
This Reports and Briefing Papers explores Governor Ed Rendell’s proposed 2009-2010 budget, which would enact a severance tax on...
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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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Natural Gas Industry Report Falsely Claims Sky Will Fall if Severance Tax Enacted
A study financed by the gas industry, overplays the positive impacts of increased natural gas production, while minimizing the...
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Responsible Growth: Protecting Public Interest with a Natural Gas Severance Tax
Every state with significant mineral wealth, with the exception of Pennsylvania, has adopted a severance tax on the resource...
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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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