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The PA Chamber advocates for responsible state budgets that make wise investments and set the Commonwealth on a path toward fiscal prosperity. This largely means battling back against excessive mandates and tax increases on the employer community, enabling them to invest, hire and grow.
In case you missed it … Broad + Liberty today published a new op-ed from PA Chamber President and CEO Luke Bernstein outlining the several significant pro-business changes included in Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 state budget and recognizing state leaders (including Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, and Governor Josh Shapiro) for their efforts in securing these important wins. In the […]
On November 12th, the PA House and Senate took a series of votes to finalize the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, following an impasse that lasted over four months past the June 30th deadline. Total Spend Total General Fund spending of $50.1 billion for Fiscal Year 2025-26, representing a 6 percent increase in state […]
HARRISBURG – Today, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Luke Bernstein made the following statement on the passage of the 2024-25 state budget: “On behalf of Pennsylvania’s business community, the PA Chamber thanks the General Assembly and Gov. Shapiro for passing a budget that takes important steps to make Pennsylvania more competitive. This budget […]
When the Pennsylvania Senate reconvened on Aug. 30, Senators passed two separate fiscal code bills designed to advance the budget process and drive out the approximately $1.1 billion in state funding that still awaits authorization after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the main state budget earlier that month. The larger of these two bills, House Bill […]
On July 5th, the PA House voted to concur on a state budget bill the Senate passed the week before. The House vote came after Gov. Shapiro released a statement vowing to line-item veto a $100 million educational scholarship program negotiated by Senate Republicans and his administration. As of this writing, however, the path to […]
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2022-23 budget proposal. “Governor Wolf’s final budget proposal comes at a time when higher than anticipated revenue collections and an influx of billions of dollars in unspent coronavirus relief funding should be […]
HARRISBURG – The PA Chamber of Business and Industry, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, and The Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the Allegheny Conference, today applauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s call to reduce the state’s Corporate Net Income Tax rate, our organizations’ top policy priority. The business community has long advocated for […]
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry President and CEO Gene Barr issued the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2021-22 budget proposal: “The governor’s budget proposal this year comes at a hard time for everyone. The pandemic has brought the Commonwealth to a crossroads. For months, job creators have been forced to adapt […]