In his budget proposal announcement, Governor Tom Wolf highlighted three areas he hopes will define his tenure in office: increased investment in education, rebuilding of the economy, and decreased waste in government. He also mentioned a few details on his plan to achieve those three goals, among them: an increase of the personal income tax an increase to the sales tax creation of a tax on natural gas extraction removal of management fees from Wall Street managers… [Continue Reading]
Governor Wolf’s 2015-2016 PA Budget Announcement
Governor Wolf’s 2015-2016 PA Budget Announcement was offered today from the State Capitol in an address to the General Assembly. It was the most comprehensive budget announcement that has been made in years, proposing a balanced budget while at the same time promising an overall reduction in the personal tax burden by 13%. If you’d like to read more about how we propose and pass a budget, read the Commonwealth’s docu-resource entitled “The Budget Process in Pennsylvania.” You… [Continue Reading]