Personal
income taxes in New York State are the single biggest reason
New York's tax burden is uncompetitively high, according to
the fifth briefing paper in The Public Policy Institute's Tax
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ALBANYNot raising state taxes in 2004 is a good and necessary first step in coping with the state's budget woes, but it's not enough, a top analyst of state finances told leaders in government and public policy at a symposium on state spending.
"New York's state and local governments spend more than they can afford, and everybody in Albany knows it," Robert Ward, director of research for The Public Policy Institute, said at a Dec
New York State businesses pay roughly one of every three
tax dollars collected in New York State, a tax burden than
is higher than most other states, according to the fourth
briefing paper in The Public Policy Institute's Tax
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Governor
George Pataki today said that his 2004 budget would "absolutely
not" include any proposals to increase taxes.
"Our
tax burden is too high and I think it was a mistake to raise
taxes last year," the Governor said at a Dec
As
state lawmakers grapple with a pending budget gap of $5 billion
or more next year, they should trim Medicaid spending and
reject both tax increases and new borrowing, the state's chief
financial officer has told the New York Post
The
state Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a request
by The Council and others to delay drafting a controversial
new energy mandate until the PSC gets more information on
its likely effects.
The
Nov
Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno announced proposals
to limit the growth of state spending on Medicaid and other
taxpayer-funded health programs, the biggest contributors
to major fiscal problems facing the state, county governments
and New York City
ALBANYTwo of New York State's leading think tanks on fiscal policy will sponsor a symposium on how and why New York State must reduce its costs of government. The symposium will take place Dec. 11 at the state Capitol in Albany.
The symposium, "It Can Be Done: Attacking the Cost of Government in New York State," is being sponsored by The Public Policy Institute and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
New York State’s new brownfield law will do little
good in New York City because it imposes needlessly stringent
cleanup standards, according to a report from the city’s
Independent Budget Office (IBO).
The new IBO report echoes objections voiced by The Business
Council during debate over the law, which the Governor signed
into law in October
The Council for Corporate and School Partnerships (CCSP)
has announced creation of a new award designed to honor successful
partnerships between the business world and schools.
The new award, the National School and Business Partnership
Award, will be given to six different partnerships from around
the country