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ALBANY, N.Y.—“While The Business Council was supportive of federal business tax reforms, we also acknowledged the negative impacts that a cap on SALT deductibility would have on a high-tax state like New York. We appreciate that the Executive has been engaged with the state’s employers in reviewing these impacts and in evaluating mitigation options

FY 2019 Executive Budget: Taxation Issues     Presented by Kenneth J. Pokalsky Vice President February 8, 2018 My name is Ken Pokalsky and I am Vice President of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. We are New York’s largest statewide employer association, representing 2,400 private sector employers across New York, in all major business sectors

Testimony to: Senate Finance Committee, Catharine Young, Chair and Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Helene E. Weinstein, Chair FY 2019 Executive Budget: Taxation Issues Presented by Kenneth J. Pokalsky, Vice President February 8, 2018 ALBANY, N.Y.—The Business Council of New York State, Inc

Testimony to: Senate Finance Committee, Catharine Young, Chair and Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Helene E. Weinstein, Chair FY 2019 Executive Budget: Taxation Issues Presented by Kenneth J. Pokalsky Vice President February 8, 2018 My name is Ken Pokalsky and I am Vice President of The Business Council of New York State, Inc

The Council’s 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda gives policymakers a path to greater economic growth in the face of a growing state deficit and action from Washington D.C. that is negatively impacting state finances. ALBANY, N.Y.— The Business Council of New York State, Inc., today released its 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Agenda

Testimony to: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business, Senator Phil Boyle, Chair And Senate Administrative Regulations Review Commission, Senator Chris Jacobs, Chair NYS Department of Labor Proposed Rule Making-Employee Scheduling (Call-In Pay) Presented by Frank Kerbein Director, Center for Human Resources January 4, 2018 As the state’s largest statewide employer advocacy organization, we represent more than 2,300 employers – large and small – across the entire state

ALBANY, N.Y.—“For the state’s business community, Governor Cuomo’s State of the State message addressed several critical needs, including continued investment in workforce development and public infrastructure. However, the Governor said too little about making the state more economically competitive, especially for upstate where job growth continues to lag

ALBANY, N.Y.—“The tax reform package expected to pass later today corrects years of inequity by putting America’s corporate tax rate on more equal footing with the rest of the world’s developed countries. It also relieves tax burdens on our nation’s small businesses and lowers tax rates for all income levels

ALBANY, N.Y.—A coalition of the state’s leading business and industry groups today announced their commitment to advocating for reforms to New York’s prevailing wage law. In light of the state’s budget multi-billion dollar deficit and overwhelming infrastructure needs, the coalition is calling on members of the Legislature to reform this outdated and costly mandate