Scored 4/10 on whether it helps or hurts everyday people.
The Benefit Businesses Bill
New tax changes could benefit big businesses in Pennsylvania
In sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax; in gross receipts tax, further providing for imposition of tax and for establishment of revenue-neutral reconciliation; providing for educational tax credits; in manufacturing and investment tax credit, further providing for business firms and for tax credit certificates; repealing provisions relating to Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program; in general provisions, providing for data centers; prohibiting the imposition of a tax on gross receipts received from the sale of electric energy; imposing a penalty; and making repeals.
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
This bill would change taxes, helping some businesses while possibly costing regular people more.
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What we think, in plain words.
Citizens should pay attention to this bill because it could shift tax costs onto them while giving benefits to businesses. Now is the time to speak up.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill proposes changes to sales and use tax.
- It would exclude some businesses from certain taxes.
- It would repeal a program for computer data centers.
- It aims to help businesses with tax credits.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Arthur Haywood (D): voted against it, crossing most Democrats
- Timothy Kearney (D): voted against it, crossing most Democrats
- Katie Muth (D): voted against it, crossing most Democrats
- Lindsey Williams (D): voted against it, crossing most Democrats
- Amanda Cappelletti (D): voted against it, crossing most Democrats
- Nikil Saval (D): voted against it, crossing most Democrats
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