Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Publications
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State Budget and Tax Policy Research
PBPC's Tax Primer
The Common Good: What Pennsylvania's Budget and Tax Policies Mean to You
PBPC's Drilling Tax Resource Page
Table Detailing Natural Gas Production Levels and Drilling Tax Rates By State
Go to our Natural Gas Drilling Tax Resource Page for all policy research on the drilling tax.
2012-13 Budget Season
Preliminary 2012-13 State Budget Analysis
Budget Points: Proposed Budget Will Spend Twice as Much on Prisons as on Higher Education, March 19, 2012
Bill to Close Tax Loopholes Doesn't Get the Job Done, March 7, 2012
Budget Points: An Expanded Human Services Development Fund, February 8, 2012
Analysis: Governor's Budget Moves State in Wrong Direction, February 7, 2012
2011-12 Budget Season
Final 2011-12 State Budget Analysis
Budget Analysis: Final 2011-12 State Budget, July 14, 2011
Other Budget Analysis and Research
Price of Service Cuts, January 26, 2012
Governor Announces $157 Million Budget Freeze, January 6, 2012
Mid-year Cuts and a Budget Shortfall on Tap for 2012, December 21, 2011
Pa. House Poised to Hand Out Another Corporate Loophole – This Time for Jets, December 15, 2011
Senate Drilling Impact Fee: Out of Sync with Most Energy-Rich States, November 18, 2011
Giving Away the Store: Marcellus Shale Fact Check, November 15, 2011
Under PA House Leadership Bill, Gas Drillers Would Pay One-fifth of What They Pay in Texas, November 11, 2011
Statement: Governor's Drilling Fee Plan Sells Pennsylvanians Short, October 3, 2011
New PA Drilling Tax Bill to Fund State Priorities, September 21, 2011
97% of Top Pennsylvania Companies Use Combined Reporting, August 9, 2011
PBPC Responds to Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission Report, July 22, 2011
Statement on Gas Industry-Financed Report on Marcellus Shale's Economic Impact, July 20, 2011
$200 Million Lost to Legislative Inaction on Marcellus Drilling Tax, July 14, 2011
Summary of Representative Reed's Marcellus Fee Plan, June 28, 2011
Critical Points on Marcellus Shale Tax/Fee Plans, June 28, 2011
Drilling Fee Bills Fail to Address Pressing State Needs, June 27, 2011
A Turn for the Worse: Sen. Scarnati's Amended Marcellus Shale Fee Plan, June 20, 2011
Comparing Rep. Quinn's Marcellus Drilling Fee to Other Plans, June 15, 2011
Budget Analysis: House Republican Proposed 2011-12 Budget, May 13, 2011
Comparison of Legislative Proposals for a Marcellus Shale Drilling Tax, May 12, 2011
Voter Mandates Costly to Taxpayers, May 10, 2011
Department of Revenue Analysis Goes Well Beyond Taxes Paid by Drillers, May 3, 2011
Representation without Taxation: How Natural Gas Producers Escape Taxes in Pennsylvania, April 25, 2011
Tax Day Resources: A Fresh Perspective on How We Think About Taxes, April 15, 2011
Fact Check: West Virginia Led the Nation in New Gas Wells in 2010, April 11, 2011
Budget Analysis: Governor’s Proposed 2011-12 Budget, March 8, 2011
Principles for a Better Budget, March 3, 2011
February Fiscal Facts, February 2011
2010-11 Budget Season
Final 2010-11 State Budget Analyses
Details on $212 Million in 2010-11 Budget Cuts, September 1, 2010
Missed Opportunities: An Analysis of 2010-11 Budget, July 8, 2010
Other Budget Analysis and Research
What Does the Tax Foundation Business Climate Index Really Tell Us?, October 29, 2010
A Hundred Million Dollars Lost to Legislative Inaction on Drilling Tax, October 21, 2010
Plan Would Mark Significant Compromise on Severance Tax, October 12, 2010
Comparison of House, Senate Severance Tax Plans, October 12, 2010
Fact Check on Severance Taxes and Marcellus Shale, October 6, 2010
How to Structure a Severance Tax that is Fair to Pennsylvanians, August 30, 2010
What Does Federal FMAP Funding Mean for Pennsylvanians? July 8, 2010
Unintended Consequences: Proposed Tax Breaks for Natural Gas Industry Are Bad Deal for Pennsylvanians, June 24, 2010
Time to Close the Loopholes
A series examining special tax preferences in Pennsylvania
Just the Facts on Combined Reporting, May 26, 2010
PBPC Responds to Gas Industry-Financed Report on Marcellus Shale's Economic Impact, May 25, 2010
House Bill 2435 Will Close Tax Loopholes, While Preserving Critical Services, May 11, 2010
Closing Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Loophole: Tobacco Products Tax Will Save Lives, Preserve Jobs, May 7, 2010
Fair Compensation for Pennsylvanians: Understanding the Natural Gas Severance Tax, May 7, 2010
Ensuring All Corporations Pay Their Fair Share: Closing Loopholes in Pennsylvania’s Antiquated Corporate Tax System, May 7, 2010
A Tax Windfall Whose Time Has Passed: Pennsylvania’s Sales Tax Vendor Discount Program, May 7, 2010
Budget Points: Last One to the Party - Pennsylvania's Proposed Other Tobacco Products Tax, May 3, 2010
Budget Points: Taking a Balanced Approach to Meet Pennsylvanians’ Needs, April 5, 2010
Budget Points: Stimulus Transition Fund Reduces Future Deficits, Preserves Education and Health Care, March 9, 2010
Analysis of Proposed 2010-11 Budget, February 9, 2010
2009-10 Budget Season
Final 2009-10 State Budget Analyses
Analysis of Enacted 2009-10 State Budget, November 6, 2009
Overview of $27.8 Billion 2009-10 State Budget, October 9, 2009
Other Budget Analysis and Research
Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of Tax Systems in All 50 States, November 18, 2009 (in partnership with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
Reality Check: Natural Gas Industry Report Falsely Claims Sky Will Fall if Severance Tax Enacted, October 2, 2009
A Look at Sales Taxation of Cultural Events Across the U.S., September 28, 2009
Modernizing the Sales Tax to Match Today's Economy, September 16, 2009
Comparing Three-Caucus Budget Agreement to Other Budget Proposals, September 16, 2009
Compromise Budget Proposal Much Like Senate Plan, September 8, 2009
Options for Raising Revenue to Avoid Service Cuts, August 31, 2009
Winners and Losers Under Single Sales Factor, August 10, 2009
A Look at the Governor's Bridge Budget, August 7, 2009
Single Sales Factor Creates Windfall for Few, Worsens State Deficit, August 5, 2009
Income Tax Reform in Pennsylania, July 23, 2009
Income or Sales Tax: Which Is the Better Option? July 22, 2009
Expanded Tax Forgiveness Would Soften Impact of PIT Increase, July 21, 2009
Comparing the Budget Proposals: Governor’s Plan, HB 1416 & Civera Amendment, July 16, 2009
Shared Costs, Shared Resources: State Distribution of Severance Tax Revenues, June 15, 2009
Senate Budget Calls For Deep, Sweeping Cuts, May 11, 2009
Responsible Growth: Protecting the Public Interest with a Natural Gas Severance Tax, April 2009
Responsible Growth: Four-page Report Summary, April 2009
Modernizing an Antiquated Tax System: Understanding the Severance Tax, February 2009
Ensuring All Corporations Pay Their Fair Share: Closing Loopholes in Pennsylvania's Corporate Tax System, February 2009
A Tax Windfall Whose Times Has Passed: Understanding Pennsylvania's Sales Tax Vendor Discount Program, February 2009
Analysis of 2009-10 State Budget, February 4, 2009
Just the Facts: Pennsylvania Spending, February 2009
Just the Facts: Pennsylvania Taxes, February 2009
Just the Facts: Tax Fairness, February 2009
Just the Facts: Pennsylvania Debt, February 2009
2008 and Earlier: Budget and Tax Research
Why Pennsylvania Should Adopt Combined Reporting, June 2007
Gross Profits: Why Pennsylvania Should Enact an Oil Company Gross Profits Tax, May 2007
Pennsylvania State Spending in Perspective, Budget Increase Ranks 33rd in Nation, July 2007
123 What Are We Fighting For, July 2007
The Budget End Game, Revenue Options to Fund Priorities, July 2007
Transportation Funding Options, June 2007
State Spending Claims Overheated, September 2006
Revenue Shortfall for Fiscal Year Not Likely to be as Dire as Administration Predictions
(Fiscal Year Shortfall: -$386,886,000), April 6, 2012Revenue Analysis: 2010-2011 (Fiscal Year Surplus: $785,485,000), July 5, 2011
Revenue Analysis for 2009-2010 (Fiscal Year Shortfall: -$1,176,418,000), July 1, 2010
Revenue Analysis for 2008-2009 (Fiscal Year Shortfall: -$3,254,565,000), July 2, 2009
Auditor General’s Report on Medical Assistance Program Was Flawed and Misleading, January 2011 (Community Legal Services of Philadelphia)
Special Allowances Are Needed So Parents Can Leave Welfare for Work: DPW Regulations Have Already Fixed Problems Identified in Wagner Audit, February 2011 (Community Justice Project and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia)
DPW Has Already Addressed LIHEAP Concerns, December 2009 (Community Legal Services of Philadelphia)
Caseloads Have Increased While County Assistance Office (CAO) Staffing Has Declined, PBPC Analysis
Overview of Pending TABOR Legislation
The Facts about the Impact of Spending Caps on Pennsylvania
TABOR Would Have Cut State Spending By Nearly One Quarter in 2005
Bills Weaken PA Oversight of Health Insurance Rate Increases, December 6, 2011
Falling Through the Cracks: Six Months After the End of adultBasic, September 1, 2011
Pennsylvania Continues to Lead Nation in Lost Employer Health Coverage, November 16, 2010
Blues’ Six-Month Extension on adultBasic Funding a Delay Tactic, Not a Solution, July 29, 2010
AdultBasic Sings the Blues, July 28, 2010
Some Quick Facts on High-Risk Pools, April 2, 2010
The Benefits of Health Reform by Pennsylvania Congressional District, March 19, 2010
adultBasic Premium Increases Will Make Insurance Unaffordable, January 14, 2010
'Uninsured Pennsylvanians' Features Personal Stories of Pennsylvania's Uninsured, December 8, 2009
Pennsylvanians Lose Employment-Based Health Care Faster Than the Nation, October 29, 2009
How Will Health Reform Help Pennsylvania?, October 13, 2009
Cost of Insurance Rising Five Times Faster Than Incomes in Pennsylvania, August 31, 2009
Pennsylvania Second Only to Michigan in Loss of Employer-Based Health Insurance, October 2008
An Analysis of the Prescription for Pennsylvania, February 2007
High Health Care Costs Threaten Security of Pennsylvania Families
Poverty Rises Sharply in PA and the Nation, September 27, 2011
Study Finds Recovery Act Keeping Pennsylvanians Out of Poverty in Recession, December 17, 2010
Lifting Some Boats: Pennsylvanians Make Little Progress Despite Economic Expansion, September 2008
A Hand Up: An EIC Will Help Working Families, January 2008
Understanding Welfare Spending in Pennsylvania
Census Data: Income, Poverty & Health Care
Tables: Pa. Metro and County Data on Poverty and Uninsured Rates (Pennsylvania and Larger Counties, Municipalities, and Metro Regions), September 26, 2011
Census Data: For Record Number of Americans, Recession Is Far From Over (U.S. and Pennsylvania), September 13, 2011
Fact Sheet: Census Bureau's 2009 American Community Survey: Poverty, Income & Health Insurance Data (Pennsylvania and Larger Counties, Municipalities, and Metro Regions), October 5, 2010
Fact Sheet: Census Bureau's 2009 Current Population Survey: Poverty, Income & Health Insurance Data (U.S and Pennsylvania), September 17, 2010Pennsylvanians Lose Employment-Based Health Care Faster Than the Nation, October 29, 2009
Higher Uninsured Rates in Smaller Cities, Rural Pa., September 24, 2009
The Facts: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the U.S. and Pennsylvania, 2008, September 10, 2009
Employer-Based Health Coverage Weakening in Pennsylvania, September 10, 2009
Pennsylvania Second Only to Michigan in Loss of Employer-Based Health Insurance, October 2008
What Does Federal FMAP Funding Mean for Pennsylvanians? July 8, 2010
This Tax Day, Nearly All Working Pennsylvanians Are Paying Less, April 15, 2010
Proceed with Caution: Tax Freedom Day Overstates Taxes Most Americans Pay, March 31, 2010
Cap on charitable deductions will impact top 1% of U.S. Households, March 3, 2009
Economic Stimulus Package Should Aid Struggling Families, States, January 15, 2009
Testimony of Sharon Ward on Pennsylvania's Inheritance Tax before the House Finance Committee, October 17, 2011 (State Tax Policy)
Testimony of Michael Wood on Marcellus Shale Fee before the Marcellus Municipal Co-op, a bipartisan group of township and borough officials convened by Rep. Jesse White, August 24, 2011 (State Budget and Tax Policy)
Testimony of Michael Wood on Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission Report before the House Democratic Policy Committee, July 27, 2011 (State Budget and Tax Policy)
Testimony of Michael Wood on State Budget Cuts before the House Democratic Policy Committee, July 13, 2011 (State Budget)
Testimony of Sharon Ward on Tobacco Settlement Fund and adultBasic before Auditor General Jack Wagner, May 11, 2011 (State Budget and Health Care Policy)
Testimony of Sharon Ward on Streamlining the Costs of Government before the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, March 15, 2011 (State Budget Policy)
Testimony of Michael Wood on Natural Gas Drilling Tax before the House Democratic Policy Committee, February 23, 2011 (State Budget and Tax Policy)
Testimony by Sharon Ward on Combined Reporting before the Senate Finance Committee, May 26, 2010 (State Budget and Tax Policy)
Testimony by Sharon Ward on adultBasic Funding (HB2455) before the House Insurance Committee, May 4, 2010 (Health Care)
Testimony by Sharon Ward on Proposed Legislative Fiscal Office before the House and Senate Finance Committees, February 3, 2010 (State Budget)
Testimony by Michael Wood on Combined Reporting before the House Majority Policy Committee, January 20, 2010 (State Tax Policy)
Testimony by Sharon Ward on Senate Bill 850 (Budget Bill) before the House Appropriations Committee, May 21, 2009 (State Budget)
Testimony by Michael Wood on Severance Tax before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy, April 2009 (State Tax Policy)
Testimony by Michael Wood on State Budget before the Senate Appropriations Committee, March 2007 (State Budget)
Testimony by Sharon Ward on TABOR before the Senate Majority Policy Committee, April 2007 (TABOR)
