Republican Governor Tom Corbett unveiled his long-awaited proposal to levy an impact fee on Pennsylvania’s natural gas drillers on Monday. The plan would charge a $40,000-$10,000 fee per well, and direct the bulk of its revenue to county and local-level governments who are dealing with the clogged roads, uptick in emergency service demands and other [...]
Yesterday afternoon, I discussed Governor Corbett’s impact fee on WITF’s All Things Considered. The interview focused on two aspects: lawmakers’ opposition to Corbett’s county-level plan, and whether or not the levy can be considered a tax increase. You can listen to the interview here:
Here’s a hitch, as Governor Corbett and legislative leaders begin negotiating the details of his impact fee proposal: Grover Norquist, the administrator of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge Corbett has signed onto, says the governor’s plan would be a tax increase, if it were administered at the state level. Corbett wants to administer a fee on [...]
Tim Sloan / AFP/Getty Images ATR president Grover Norquist Governor Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission will recommend an impact fee on gas drillers in its final report, due out Friday. That being the case, Grover Norquist’s group, Americans for Tax Reform, is offering helpful hints on how to implement a levy on energy companies [...]
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