In the same year, the Commonwealth Foundation reported that Pennsylvania saves $ 512 million a year as a result of its STC program, while
reducing state tax revenues by about $ 40 million.
The Division of the Budget estimates that these tax cuts are
reducing state tax revenues by about $ 15.4 billion this year and an estimated $ 15.8 billion next year.
Not exact matches
If all
states legalized cannabis sales, the
reduced drug enforcement costs and higher
tax revenues would be worth more than $ 17 billion to them, a 2010 Cato Institute study revealed.
State and local governments saw a big jump in
tax revenues in the final three months of 2017, due in large part to an increase in the prepayment of income and property
taxes as some high - income residents sought to take advantage of deductions that will be sharply
reduced in 2018.
Additionally, some high -
tax states are exploring ways to
reduce the impact of the new
tax rules, and the success or failure of those measures could affect
revenues in ways that are hard to predict.
Two years ago,
tax officials were alarmed that a super-rich hedge fund owner might leave and
reduce the
state's income
tax revenue.
According to the statute's own language, it was designed with the «purpose of
reducing the need for future
tax increases, maintaining the highest possible bond rating,
reducing the need for short term borrowing, providing available resources to meet
State obligations whenever casual deficits or failures in
revenue occur, and providing the means of addressing budgetary shortfalls.»
Mr Pelle pointed to The Coca - Cola Company annual report for 2012, which
states that if requirements like «beverage container deposits, recycling, eco
tax and / or product stewardship» are adopted in any major markets in which Coca - Cola operates, «they could affect our costs or require changes in our distribution model, which could
reduce our net operating
revenues or profitability».
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli gave NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget proposal a thumbs up for the short term, saying he made appropriate use of higher than expected
tax revenues to
reduce out - year budget gaps and to replenish reserves.
The
state's economic development czar made the case to Long Island executives that Cuomo's START - UP NY
tax - free zones for businesses will likely boost the economy and won't
reduce tax revenue collected currently by
state and local governments.
This would
reduce state revenues (i.e., cut
taxes for eligible families) by $ 503 million starting in fiscal 2020, according to a memo submitted with Cuomo's budget.
The
state also faces the loss of $ 5 billion of federal stimulus aid, and its problems are compounded by
reduced tax revenue during the economic downturn.
To a large extent,
state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property
taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to
reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by
state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)
Hawkins will speak on the need for the
state to better share
revenues with local government, enabling them to better meet local needs while
reducing regressive local property
taxes.
In his local stops, Hawkins emphasized the need for the
state to better share
revenues with local government, enabling them to better meet local needs while
reducing regressive local property
taxes.
We need to capture those
revenues of keeping those dollars in our
state so we can
reduce taxes, create jobs.»
The business community also isn't happy, despite the massive middle class (applying to couples filing jointly, making between $ 40,000 and $ 300,000 a year)
tax cut that will
reduce state revenue by more than $ 4 billion a year by 2025.
During Reagan's term, the United
States experienced higher economic growth, higher household income, greater productivity, increased
tax revenues,
reduced unemployment, lower interest rates, and lower inflation.
The arguments against paid sick leave, as
stated in the Capital Region Chamber's petition opposing Local Law «C» on behalf of its more than 2400 area businesses and organizations, include: the proposal will hurt our economy,
reduce jobs, lower the county's sales
tax revenue, and act as «an impediment to attracting, retaining and growing jobs.»
Among the findings:
States will face continued pressure due to skyrocketing Medicaid costs, underfunded pensions for retired public employees and volatile
tax revenues, as well as
reduced federal funding.
In a report issued today focusing on the recession's impact on the budgets of New York and New Jersey, the Fed branch also recommended the
states create «rainy day» funds to protect against future
revenue gaps, plan in advance for spending cuts and
reduce reliance on personal income
taxes, which are affected by changes in the economy.
But because the proposed
tax reductions would take effect in stages over the course of the next five years, they are projected to
reduce state revenues by $ 5 billion when fully implemented in 2011 - 12.
The Governor's plan calls for the enactment this year of a series of
tax cuts that he estimates would
reduce state revenue by $ 927 million in 2006 - 07 and by $ 4.5 billion in 2010 - 11, the fourth year of the next Governor's term.
Soon after President Richard Nixon took office in 1969, it was widely reported that his administration was considering a federal VAT with the
revenue to be shared with
state and local governments to
reduce their reliance on property
taxes and to fund education spending.
Hawkins called for progressive
tax reforms and increased
state revenue sharing with local governments to pay for the Green New Deal as well as fully fund
state and local public services and enable local governments to
reduce high and regressive property
taxes.
Reed has been taking the lead in trying to craft a compromise to save at least part of the
state and local
tax deduction, which Republicans from lower -
tax regions look at as a way to raise
revenue so that overall
tax rates can be
reduced.
It's true that
tax - credit scholarships
reduce state revenue, but they also
reduce state expenditures on K - 12 education.
When a donor receives a
tax credit, that
reduces the amount of
revenue the
state collects.
Under
state law, the governor can
reduce — «prorate» — school funding if appropriations exceed available
tax revenues.
State is facing a projected $ 1 - billion deficit, with reduced revenues caused by Measure 5, a 1990 state ballot initiative capping property t
State is facing a projected $ 1 - billion deficit, with
reduced revenues caused by Measure 5, a 1990
state ballot initiative capping property t
state ballot initiative capping property
taxes.
Not only did many
states avoid raising new
revenue after the recession hit, but recently some have enacted large
tax cuts, further
reducing revenues.
That will be a hard case to make, given that Florida's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability estimated that the
state saves $ 1.44 for every $ 1.00 in
reduced revenue resulting from the
tax credits.
In 2010, the Florida legislature's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) estimated that Sunshine
State taxpayers saved $ 1.44 for every dollar of
revenue reduced by the
tax credits.
Any direct or indirect erosion of Impact Aid through a voucher program will
reduce the Impact Aid funding currently going to these districts, and would also place a great financial burden on the local community, which would be left to fund public schools with an already low level of
state and local
tax revenue.
This, in turn, would
reduce inflows of
tax revenue to
states, leading to further cuts in
state education spending.102
The lower productivity, earnings and expenditures of dropouts cost New Jersey more than $ 700 million annually in
reduced tax revenues and more than 57,000 jobs across the
state.
They have already voted no to across the board teacher salary increases and continued the freeze on teachers» salaries that has been in place for 5 years (at the same time passed a
tax break for the wealthy, and now, with
reduced revenue can not give raises), increased class size, taken away additional pay for Masters degrees, eliminated most of the
state's teacher assistants, gone after tenure and offered the top 25 % of the teachers in a district $ 500 to give up their tenure immediately, increased the number of charter schools (many funded by Republicans in the private school business) and finally, the most recent scheme pondered is to let kids go to any school in the
state regardless of their home county.
The proposed School Choice Scholarship Act (HB 1607) creates a scholarship
tax credit program that is designed to save money by
reducing state spending more than it
reduces tax revenue.
Proposal A created a new system that
reduced the disparities by combining local and
state tax revenue in a complex per - pupil funding source called the «foundation allowance.»
The
tax bill could further hurt education spending by
reducing property values, restricting local and
state revenue even further.
However, this General Assembly has shown no interest in increasing public school resources, and will be further hamstrung by future
tax cuts that are predicted to
reduce state revenues by a further $ 400 million in 2019.
While the proposed increase in the payroll
tax on teachers was
reduced from two percent to one percent, the monies collected from this teacher
tax will not be used to help strengthen the teacher retirement fund, but will instead be pass - through
revenue to the
state similar to any other
tax.
While tough economic times and
reduced tax revenues possibly might create difficulties for some
states in re-paying municipal bonds, credit risk can be
reduced by focusing on ETFs which invest in higher credit quality issuers.
The Washington
State carbon -
tax proponents believed they had an antidote: Don't allow the government to spend the
revenues from the carbon
tax; rather, use those
revenues to
reduce other
taxes.
Nations and
states use the
revenue to
reduce other
taxes, fund clean energy projects, and fill budget holes.
If you try to link it to the issue of AGW in order to
reduce consumption of oil and thereby
reduce emission of CO2 it becomes an issue of the «efficiency of the proposed
tax system»; both in terms of collection of
revenues and in achieving the
stated goal of
reducing emissions of CO2.
The November 8 election also saw the defeat of an initiative in Washington
State that would have imposed the nation's first revenue - neutral carbon tax, assessing a $ 25 - per - ton fee on carbon dioxide emitted in the electricity, transportation, and other sectors and then using that revenue to reduce the state sales
State that would have imposed the nation's first
revenue - neutral carbon
tax, assessing a $ 25 - per - ton fee on carbon dioxide emitted in the electricity, transportation, and other sectors and then using that
revenue to
reduce the
state sales
state sales
tax.