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Comparing Rep. Quinn’s Marcellus Drilling Fee to Other Plans

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: June 15, 2011

State Representative Marguerite Quinn (R-Bucks) introduced legislation creating a Marcellus Shale impact fee. This Reports and Briefing Papers compares...

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Comparing Marcellus Shale Drilling Tax Plans

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: May 20, 2011

Pennsylvania is the only gas producer of any size without a drilling tax or conservation fee, which is used...

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Analysis of House Republican Budget Proposal

Type: Budget Analysis
Date: May 16, 2011

The Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus introduced a 2011-12 state budget proposal on May 10 that is consistent with the...

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Voter Mandates Costly to Taxpayer

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: May 10, 2011

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering legislation that would require every citizen to present photo identification as a...

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Department of Revenue Analysis Goes Well Beyond Taxes Paid by Drillers

Type: Press Release
Date: May 03, 2011

The Department of Revenue‰’s new analysis obscures as much as it illuminates. The largest tax contributions in each category...

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STATEMENT: Sen. Scarnati’s Local Impact Fee Lets Drillers Off the Hook

Type: Press Release
Date: April 28, 2011

Advocates for enacting a responsible natural gas drilling tax in Pennsylvania raised serious concerns about the proposed local impact...

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Representation without Taxation: How Natural Gas Producers Escape Taxes in Pennsylvania

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: April 27, 2011

Drilling companies enjoy favorable tax treatment in the Commonwealth. This report shows that they are exempt from property taxes...

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