“The final budget agreement contains a significant increase in the cost of state government, and – given a substantial influx of federal funding -- an unnecessary multi-billion-dollar tax increase, including an increase in business taxes. By all accounts, the additional spending and additional tax hikes were driven by legislative demands, going well beyond the Executive Budget’s proposals
The Business Council submitted a message to all New York State Lawmakers regarding the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. We are urging the legislature to carefully balance the state’s social and economic development needs while recognizing raising taxes, while the economy remains fragile and the need for additional state resources has already been met, would be a mistake that will further harm New York
Testimony to Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee
FY 2022 Executive Budget: Taxation
Presented by:
Ken Pokalsky
Vice President
February 23, 2021
My name is Ken Pokalsky and I am Vice President of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
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Testimony to Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee
FY 2022 Executive Budget: Economic Development
Presented by:
Ken Pokalsky
Vice President
February 23, 2021
My name is Ken Pokalsky and I am Vice President of The Business Council of New York State, Inc
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The Business Council of New York State Inc. Approves Three New Board Members
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