Taxes
Union leader, administration officials blast construction tax
Senior Kenney administration officials and powerful union leader John Dougherty were emphatic Wednesday about their opposition to a proposed 1 percent tax on construction.
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Listen 1:57China warns US trade deals off if tariffs go ahead
China warned Sunday that any trade deals with the U.S. "will not take effect" if President Donald Trump's threatened tariff hike on Chinese goods goes ahead.
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US to push steel, aluminum tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico
The decision could provoke retaliatory penalties and exacerbate trans-Atlantic and North American trade tensions.
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Liquor by the drink levy could be casualty of fight against Philly soda tax
Philadelphia's 10 percent tax on liquor sold by the glass generates between $40 and $60 million a year — exclusively for city schools.
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Philly councilman wants more taxes collected from out-of-town property owners
Too many property owners are not paying their fair share of taxes, and many of them live outside Philadelphia, says Councilman Allan Domb.
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Philly’s ‘unpredictable’ property tax assessments threatening new development, biz groups say
It’s no secret that successive rounds of property tax reassessments in Philadelphia are giving homeowners agita.
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Gov. Murphy signs workaround of federal tax overhaul into law
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill to soften the effect of the federal tax overhaul's cap on state and local tax deductions.
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Wolf again readies plan for Pa. severance tax
The gas industry and most Republicans are meeting it with a resounding 'no.'
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Wolf, once again, pitches severance tax on natural gas
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are introducing legislation, again, to impose a severance tax on natural gas production.
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4 new exemptions to the tax penalty for lacking health insurance
The penalty for not having health insurance in 2018 is the greater of $695 or 2.5 percent of household income.
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IRS computer glitch caused by ‘master file’ issue
The IRS says its system was up and running again by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Bill to kill Philly soda tax introduced in Harrisburg
State Rep. Mark Mustio's bill would kill the Philly sweetened-beverage tax and ban it elsewhere.
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New Jersey’s Legislature not sold on Gov’s $1.5 billion tax hike
The state Treasurer tried to convince them, but New Jersey lawmakers are reluctant to go along with the tax increases.
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Mayor Kenney abandons Philadelphia kids
The mayor insists much of the money will go toward pre-K and Rebuild after the Big Soda lobby is defeated in court. Then why not create a reserve fund earmarked for pre-K?
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