Taxes
Inside Take: How City Hall Makes Blight Worse
(This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) This could prove to be a seminal year in Philadelphia’s seemingly intractable fight against blight. The launch […]
Natural Gas Price Plummets, But Fracking Tax Still a Wolf Priority
States that depend on energy resources to power their economies and budgets are tightening their belts as the prices of oil and natural gas fall, […]
Paul Levy Wants a Truce Between Center City and Neighborhoods
Mayoral elections in Philadelphia have a tendency to become battles between neighborhood interests and Center City ones, and there are plenty of indicators that 2015 […]
Gas Tax, Turnpike Tolls Will Rise
Driving is about to get more expensive, the Post-Gazette reports: The state’s tax on gasoline wholesalers will go up by 9.8 cents per gallon on […]
Christine Flowers Defends U.S. Citizenship in New York Times
A week ago, the New York Times published an op-ed by Jonathan Tepper titled “Why I’m Giving Up My Passport.” The economist, who insists he […]
Montco Township Facing $3.2 Million Deficit
Franconia Township, in Montgomery County near the border with Bucks, recently told its residents it had racked up $3.2 million in budget deficits since 2011. […]
Philly Won’t Turn Over Tax Deadbeats to Bill Collectors
You can relax, taxpayers: City Hall probably won’t be sending bill collectors after you anytime soon.
Airbender Movie Given Pa. Tax Credits for California Work
M. Night Shyamalan is a hometown boy: He has long favored shooting his movies in and around Philadelphia. The problem for his 2010 flick, The […]
Councilwoman: Cigarette Tax Should Cover Vaping
Funny side effect of recent innovations in tobacco consumption: The city’s new $2-a-pack sales tax on cigarettes doesn’t apply to e-cigarettes — but Councilwoman Blondell […]
The Philadelphia Outrage Meter for the Week Ending October 3, 2014
Philly Outrage Meter 10/3 | Create Infographics 20%: The Harrisburg porny email scandal, the outrage for which was divided between outrage over the fact that […]
Bill That Approved Cigarette Tax Guarantees More Charter Schools in Philadelphia
Philadelphians exhaled last week when the Pennsylvania House approved a $2-a-pack cigarette tax increase in the city, a move expected to generate up to $170 […]
Philadelphia Cigarette Tax Vote Delayed Until Monday
Don’t think the city cigarette tax is passing without another delay. A vote on the Philadelphia $2-a-pack cigarette tax, which moved closer to approval earlier […]
Philadelphians, Suburbanites Are Ripping You Off
Philadelphians, you are being ripped off. No, not by the government. Nor the parking authority. Nor even the overpriced coffee shop on the corner. You’re being ripped […]
City Hall Ends Effort to Collect Lap Dance Tax
The strip clubs of Philadelphia are once again safe from the tax man. For now. CBS Philly reports the Nutter administration has given up its […]
Wolf: Raise Taxes on Rich to Fund Schools
AP reports that Tom Wolf, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, wants to raise taxes on “high earners” to fund schools across the state.