Delozier Says Measure Passed in House Would Raise Taxes by $1 Billion
After lengthy debate in the state House, Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) today voted against House Bill 1531 that would increase taxes by $1 billion to support spending in the 2009-10 state budget. She issued the following statement:
“House Democrats voted almost unanimously to increase taxes on the citizens of Pennsylvania. It is unconscionable to me that state government would extract more money from its citizens to finance irresponsible spending.
“In a time when families are struggling to make ends meet and thousands of people have been laid off from their jobs, the mere thought of increasing taxes is a slap in the face to the people we represent who have said no to higher taxes.
“This legislation includes a 53 percent increase in the Capital Stock and Franchise Tax paid by a business on its value. When a business pays higher taxes, those costs are passed onto consumers as higher prices for goods and services.
“This proposal also reduces the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), which provides students with educational opportunities for success in grades K-12. The fact that we are eliminating access to education, but that the house majority party is not willing to take a vote to address fraud, waste and abuse in the Department of Public Welfare does not make sense and indicates misplaced priorities.”
Rep. Sheryl Delozier
88th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
(717) 761-4665
Contact: Tim Eller
House Republican Public Relations
(717) 260-6242