ALBANY— The Business Council of New York State, Inc. opposes the expanded bottle bill and made a call for restraint on fees and regulation in budget testimony to the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees' hearing today on the Department of Environmental Conservation budget.
“The Business Council supports the continuation of the cap on Title V air permit fees, adding that New York's existing air permit fees are already higher than other states,” said Ken Pokalsky, senior director of government affairs
ALBANY— The Business Council of New York State supports Gov. David Paterson's call for government reform to provide taxpayers relief, specifically the property tax cap, mandate relief and reform to make local governments more efficient.
“Overall, Gov. Paterson's State of the State message outlined an ambitious agenda to spur private sector investment in New York, including investment in our energy infrastructure
ALBANY— “The Business Council supports Gov. David Paterson's call for government reform to provide taxpayers relief, specifically the property tax cap, mandate relief and efforts to make local governments more efficient.
We also look forward to working with the Governor on public-private partnerships to maximize state assets
ALBANY— “Gov. David Paterson's call to reform state finances must be taken seriously by the state legislature to allow our economy to recover and create jobs for New Yorkers,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. “We have 850,000 people out of work in New York – reducing the cost of government so that we can reduce taxes is the fastest route to recovery
ALBANY— “New state air pollution rules could make New York less competitive for businesses compared to other states,” said Kenneth Adams, president & CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “These new rules will impede efforts by New York manufacturers and power generators to become more productive and energy efficient
ALBANY— “Imposing new requirements on companies already participating in the Empire Zone program will have a chilling effect on future economic development efforts in New York,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State. “You're telling a company that is honoring its deal that now you're going to change the rules so you can throw them out of the program
ALBANY— “Gov. David Paterson's proposal to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores is good for the economy and good for consumers,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State.
“Allowing supermarkets and grocery stores to sell wine will create new markets for upstate and Long Island wineries and convenience for consumers,” added Adams
ALBANY— With New York's economy already weak, billions of dollars in new and increased taxes as proposed in Gov. David Paterson's Executive Budget proposal would make things worse, according to The Business Council of New York State.
“Taxing everything from health insurance to soft drinks to clothing will make life much harder on employers trying to retain and create jobs, and on working New Yorkers trying to make ends meet in this bad economy,” said Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of The Business Council
ALBANY— New York's above-average construction costs would increase even more under new proposals which would impose prevailing-wage requirements on development projects funded by local economic development agencies, a new study released by the New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) has concluded
ALBANY— “The Business Council of New York State recognizes the importance of the MTA to the New York metropolitan region and the need for an effective funding mechanism. We appreciate the work of the Ravitch Commission in trying to deal with this issue.
However, the Business Council is very concerned that imposing a new tax on jobs, while we are struggling to retain jobs in the region, could be counterproductive