Taxes & Economy

Two New State Business Climate Rankings

• Nathan Benefield
• September 25, 2009

The Tax Foundation released their updated State Business Tax Climate Index for FY 2010. In the latest rendition, Pennsylvania ranks 27th overall. Broken down by category the Keystone State…

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State Budget

Understanding the Single Sales Factor

• Nathan Benefield
• September 23, 2009

Philly.com Blogger Ben Waxman has a post about moving Pennsylvania to a single-sales factor on corporate income taxes, calling it a “big tax break for corporations”, based on…

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State Budget

What the Heck is a “Broad-Based Tax”?

• Nathan Benefield
• September 21, 2009

Last week Matt Brouillette called out Senate Republicans for moving toward a budget deal with higher taxes, backing off their line in the…

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State Budget

Senate GOP Can Still Protect Taxpayers

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 18, 2009

Earlier this year, state Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand, stating they would not support a budget that: 1) spends more than last fiscal year;  2) includes broad-based…

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State Budget

Bad Budget for Business

• Nathan Benefield
• September 15, 2009

Lowman Henry calls out the PA Senate GOP for its budget deal, from many of the same reasons we did – it…

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Another Rickety Bridge to PA’s Future

• September 11, 2009

Budget deal will result in job losses, additional tax hikes in future years HARRISBURG, PA  – Commonwealth Foundation president and CEO Matthew Brouillette released the following statement in response to…

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State Budget

PA Senate GOP Caving on Tax Hikes?

• Nathan Benefield
• September 10, 2009

John Micek reports that there may be a compromise coming in the Pennsylvania state budget, but surprisingly (to me) it is not the $27.5 billion plan outlined by…

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Taxes & Economy

New Study Shows Devastating Impact of High Corporate Tax Rates

• August 31, 2009

The Tax Foundation, came out with a new study this month on the negative impacts of high state corporate tax rates. The results have coincided with previous research,…

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Taxes & Economy

The Real Effect of Rendell’s Taxes on Small Business

• Nathan Benefield
• June 30, 2009

While Gov. Rendell continues his propaganda campaign for higher taxes (see WGAL for a related news story on the thousands Rendell has spent in taxpayer funds lobbying for more…

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