October 1998

NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS COUNCIL
OCTOBER 1998

After five straight years of tax cuts, the drive for more has begun (October 29, 1998)
Citing PPI study, Moynihan says high taxes, unbalanced federal aid hurt NY (October 29, 1998)
Ensuring online privacy (October 29, 1998)
Independent contractors (October 29, 1998)
Report shows that increase in lawsuits is the key factor in increasing costs of auto insurance (October 28, 1998)
Coalition sets first 'roundtables' to discuss impact of mandates on costs (October 19, 1998)
Council's workers' comp committee to expand focus on three priorities (October 19, 1998)
Survey: Many Council members are confident of surviving Y2K glitches (October 19, 1998)
Council board sets legislative priorities; members, staff to develop strategies (October 1, 1998)
New York can get even friendlier to business - if we keep in mind that the road to success is always under construction (October 1, 1998)
Two Council wins take effect: cuts in estate taxes, utility gross receipts tax (October 1, 1998)
Workers' comp head set for meeting (October 1, 1998)