Archive for January, 2010

Pennsylvania risks falling further behind in competitiveness race

January 14th, 2010

Pennsylvania’s business tax climate has long put the Commonwealth at a competitive disadvantage with other states.

Now the Commonwealth risks falling further behind in a race that has critical implications for how well the state recovers from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Three states have recently proposed corporate rate cuts as a way to boost job growth and economic recovery, according to the Council on State Taxation. And all three states already have corporate tax rates that are below Pennsylvania’s 9.99 percent.

‘Too much government burdens healthy free enterprise system’

January 4th, 2010

The PA Chamber started the new year off with a reminder that lasting economic prosperity can only come from unleashing the spirit of American free enterprise.

In a guest editorial that appeared in the Jan. 3, 2010 edition of the Harrisburg Patriot-News, the chamber urged state and federal lawmakers to proceed with caution in current policy debates, the outcomes of which could hinder the private sector’s ability to effectively and efficiently operate.

The full column is available here.

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