Pennsylvania’s General Fund tax collections continue to show growth from a year ago, while trailing official estimates. Corporate tax collections, however, trail estimates and collections last year.
Legislative inaction on a natural gas drilling tax has cost Pennsylvania $300 million in lost revenue, according to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center's Drilling Tax Ticker.
State support of higher education has been cut dramatically in the past few years. Behind the mortgage, the cost of college is often a family’s largest investment, and it is becoming increasingly unaffordable.
Funding for domestic violence services in the commonwealth has been stagnant or decreasing over the last 11 years, while the operational costs of providing shelter and counseling have skyrocketed. With less funding, fewer victims are getting the help they need.
We are launching a new series about the impact of five years of state service cuts on the citizens of Pennsylvania. Today we look at a program designed to help out-of-work Pennsylvanians stay current on their mortgage that was ended last year due to cuts.
This bill takes a first step towards closing corporate tax loopholes that don’t create jobs but drain needed resources from good schools and infrastructure. It should be strengthened to do more.
Midway through the 2011-12 Fiscal Year, Pennsylvania continues to see an increase in revenue collections over last year, with growth in all tax streams except corporate collections. Still, revenues are trailing estimates.
