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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, standing with other House Democrats, talks to reporters
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate Democrats unveil a plan for a new tax on billionaires

Democrats say the tax on billionaire assets would help pay for President Biden's social spending bill.

4 years ago

Trucks and cars travel down the highway.
Urban Planning

Transportation funding report could launch years of debate in Pa.

The report comes amid a stalemate over increasing funding for highway construction in Pennsylvania, and as states increasingly experiment with a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.

4 years ago

W-4 form
Money

Philadelphia tax revenue is up, but concerns linger about future finances

The city of Philadelphia is doing better in tax collections, but the group monitoring its money says they aren’t completely back to pre-pandemic levels.

4 years ago

A parking lot at Juniper and Race streets in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s proposed parking tax cut dies in council budget talks

A Council bill that would have cut Philly’s parking tax rate by nearly a third died during budget negotiations. The plan would have cost some $130 million in lost city revenue

4 years ago

A child plays at a Philly sprayground
Politics & Policy

IRS launches new online sign-up for advance child tax credits

The IRS has launched an online portal to sign up for the credits, which will start hitting bank accounts in mid-July.

4 years ago

Daniel Trubman holds up a sign that says,
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly parking tax vote delayed again as protesters target Parkway Corp.

The parking tax reduction was pitched by Councilmember Cherelle Parker last month as a way to drive trickle-down benefits to parking lot attendants.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Philly Council delays vote on parking tax cut as budget negotiations continue

Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Jamie Gauthier, and Helen Gym have all publicly opposed the parking tax legislation within the last week.

4 years ago

A closeup of Elon Musk
Radio Times
Money

Secret IRS documents reveal how billionaires exploit the tax code

We discuss ProPublica's report on how America's billionaires avoid paying income tax and examine the uneven economic recovery and growing income inequality.

Air Date: June 10, 2021 10:00 am

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Sam Rise holds a sign that says,
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Protesters stage mayor’s office sit-in to oppose Philly business tax cuts

The progressive activists staged a sit-in within Mayor Jim Kenney’s office. They oppose proposed cuts to the city’s business and parking taxes.

4 years ago

Shane Riggins, of Philadelphia Socialist Alternative, leads a protest by the group Tax The Rich PHL against proposed business tax cuts in the Philadelphia 2022 municipal budget. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly socialist groups, unions protest proposed city business tax cuts

Several groups decried Philly business and parking tax cuts, connecting them to larger economic inequalities worsened by the pandemic.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Jake Corman speaks to the press
Education

GOP advances bill in Pa. Senate that would further expand private school tax credits

GOP leaders and Gov. Wolf are again at odds over dueling visions of “school reform.” Lawmakers say the pandemic has only raised the stakes.

4 years ago

From left, EU's Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, World Bank President David Malpass, Italy's Finance Minister Daniele Franco, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann, Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso pose for a family photo as finance ministers from across the G7 nations meet at Lancaster House in London, Saturday, June 5, 2021 ahead of the G7 leaders' summit. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
Politics & Policy

G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

The world’s richest countries signed a landmark agreement Saturday.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly progressives, urbanists blast $130 million cut to city parking tax

Statements and a petition opposed a bill that would slash the tax rate to 17%, noting there was no guarantee lot workers would benefit, as promised.

4 years ago

An illustration of cash, in which the cash slowly dissipates into thin air
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Bill would force Pa. to post online how lawmakers spend millions in tax dollars each year

The move comes after an investigation by Spotlight PA and The Caucus into how taxpayers shell out millions each year for perks but are largely unaware of that spending.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Proposed cut to Philly’s parking tax could have strings attached

Councilmember Parker, who introduced the measure in May, is hoping job opportunities would accompany cuts in the rate to 17%, from 25%.

4 years ago

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