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STATE TAXES

Few issues draw as much attention as state business taxes for companies seeking to locate or expand operations. Business taxes affect business decisions, job creation and retention, plant location, competitiveness, and the long-term health of a state’s economy. Taxes on business have been found to be the most harmful to economic growth. If taxes take a larger portion of revenue, that cost is passed along to either consumers (through higher prices), employees (through lower wages or fewer jobs), or shareholders (through lower dividends or share value), or some combination of the above. Thus, a state with lower tax costs will be more attractive to business investment and more likely to experience economic growth.

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OTHER STATE TAXES
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Pennsylvania’s corporate taxes and tax rate continue to put the Commonwealth at a competitive disadvantage. Comprehensive reforms of and reductions in business taxes are necessary to stimulate economic development.