The Council is urging legislators to pass a bill to nullify a tax on the re-sale
of electricity-a tax that is an unintended effect of the deregulation of New
York's electricity markets.
The sale of electricity is now subject to a one-time tax of .75 percent, said
Kevin Lanahan, The Council's specialist in energy issues
ALBANY Thousands
of jobs and millions of dollars in state and local tax revenues
face an uncertain future if New York's state Legislature fails
to pass legislation to allow mutual life insurance companies to
change their corporate structure, the state's leading business
organization said today
The Public Policy Institute thanks Council members that gave to the PPI by buying "Inner Circle" tables at the Annual Dinner May 11:
Anchor Glass Container
Andersen Consulting
Barry, Bette and Led Duke
Bell Atlantic
Consolidated Edison Inc.
Corning Incorporated
Couch White, Counselors & Attorneys at Law
Crane Consulting, LLC / Mercer Company
Cygnus Management Group, LLC
Ernst & Young LLP
FMC Corporation
Ford Motor Company
HMO Council & Conference of New York
IBM
Joseph E
A new program developed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC), The Business Council, and DMR Data, an Albany software firm, will
speed the transfer of information between wastewater dischargers and the
agencies that oversee the quality of New York State's waters
The Business Council is urging lawmakers
to guarantee employers the right to appeal their workers' compensation rate
classification if they think it is wrong. The bill, which is sponsored by
Assembly Majority Leader Michael Bragman and Senator Thomas Libous, would
provide such a guarantee, said Stacey Hengsterman, The Business Council's
specialist in workers' comp issues
The state's excess dividends tax on
holding company assets could nullify much of the benefit of the Public Service
Commission's (PSC) ongoing deregulation of utilities, according to Kevin
Lanahan, The Business Council's specialist in energy issues.Lanahan said
The Business Council strongly supports a bill that would eliminate that tax
Editors/reporters: Attached are tables showing the largest per-student tax
increases and decreases for school districts in various size categories. For data
on all districts in your region, contact The Public Policy Institute at the above
number.
ALBANY More than 300 school districts in New York State raised per-student taxes
by more than the inflation rate from 1995 to 1996, while 115 districts were able to
reduce per-student tax collections, a new study by The Public Policy Institute shows
The Business Council is waging a multi-front
battle against proposals that would drive up health-care costs and make it
harder for employers to afford health coverage for workers.At the urging
of trial lawyers and other special interest groups, the Legislature is considering
a number of anti-HMO bills
Members interested in learning more about compensation of workers in many
professions and industries are urged to participate in a major survey on this
topic -and, by doing so, to receive a substantial discount on the comprehensive
survey results.
Compensation Data - New York is an annual pay and benefits survey sponsored
by The Council and conducted by Compdata Surveys
ALBANY The Public Policy Institute reported today that merchandise exports from New York now total over $53 billion a year, up almost 30 percent in three years. Export-related production is the primary source of new jobs in the state's manufacturing sectorbut this sector is not growing as rapidly as in most competitor states