Mar. 03, 2015
HARRISBURG – Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler) today released the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $33.8 billion budget proposal:
“Government should work for taxpayers and not overly burden them with excessive taxes and regulation. However, Governor Wolf today released a budget proposal that would authorize the government to tax and spend at an increase never before seen in Pennsylvania. His $33.8 billion spending plan would be funded through increased taxes on working families and businesses.
“Specifically, he is proposing a 21 percent increase to the Personal Income Tax that will send job creators out of Pennsylvania and negatively impact working families. He is also calling for a 10 percent increase in the Sales and Use Tax that would hurt small businesses and working and retired residents. His proposed 7.5 percent severance tax is particularly troublesome to Pennsylvania’s economy and Beaver County residents, who stand to benefit from the increase in jobs and economic activity that the proposed ethane cracker plant would create in our region.
“As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I look forward to actively engaging in negotiations to create a budget that meets the needs of our families by bringing job creators into Pennsylvania, not driving them out.”
Representative Jim Marshall
14th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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