Who Pays For An Increase in the Sales Tax: Analysis of the Tax Incidence of an Increase in the Sales Tax from 6% to 7.25%
Gov. Wolf and legislative leaders are currently negotiating over the terms of a plan to cut property taxes which...
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Property Tax Elimination Raises Taxes on Middle Class to Cut Taxes for Affluent
With ongoing negotiations over the state budget focused on property tax cuts, and the State Senate taking up a...
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Undermining Educational Opportunity: Pennsylvania’s Unequal Restoration of School Funding
This policy brief examines the distribution of budget cuts per student by school district and finds large inequities. Specifically,...
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Property Tax Relief in Pennsylvania
One of the primary issues being negotiated in the 2015-16 budget is school property tax relief. There are several...
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The Shale Tipping Point: The Relationship of Drilling to Crime, Truck Fatalities, STDs, and Rents in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio
Considerable evidence indicates that shale development in Pennsylvania has followed a similar trajectory as hydro-fracking, with documented increased traffic,...
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A Wage-Less and Income-Less Recovery for PA’s 99 Percent. New Study: Top 1% Only Group to See Income Gains Since 2009
Reports and Research Papers concludes that raising the minimum wage, strengthening unions, and requiring CEOs and other top earners...
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At Students’ Expense: Rising Costs Threaten Pennsylvania Public Universities’ Role in Upward Mobility
Deep cuts in state funding coupled with living expenses on campus that have risen faster than tuition are threatening...
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A Fair Share Tax Plan for Pennsylvania: How to Raise Revenues While Sparing Most Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania desperately needs new, recurring revenues, both to overcome a serious structural deficit that may lead to devastating budget...
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Devastation, Death, and Deficits: The Impact of ACA Repeal on Pennsylvania
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 is one of the most important pieces of domestic legislation enacted since the...
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Who Pays For An Increase in the PIT to 4% on Income From Wealth
Legislators are currently working to find the revenues necessary to fund the appropriations bill that passed the House and...
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Who Benefits from the Philadelphia Soda Tax? All Philadelphians, and especially those with low-incomes
The tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) proposed by Mayor Kenney, also known as the “soda tax,” is controversial mainly...
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PA Should Raise Needed Revenues in Fair Ways: Short- and Long-term Approaches to Fixing Pennsylvania’s Unfair Tax System
This Reports and Briefing Papers analyzes several options for raising revenue for the Pennsylvania state budget which would fall...
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