Employment and Barriers to Independence
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Testimony
Creating transparency
The Institute offers timely, clear analyses of versions of the state budgets as it is proposed. We break down spending choices by areas, specify how allocations compare to years past, and address the structural balance of the budget -- or lack thereof.
Testimony for the 2010 General Assembly session:
- Millionaire's Tax: Income Tax - Millionaire's Tax - Sunset Repeal
(Hearing on 3/11/10 Ways and Means Committee)
SB 913 - Support
(Hearing 3/23/10 Budget and TAxation
- Alcohol Tax: The Lorraine Sheehan Health and Community Services Act of 2010
(Hearing on 3/10/10 Budget and Taxation Committee)
- Tax Compliance: Tax Compliance and Administration Act of 2010
(Hearing on 3/11/10 Ways and Means Committee)
(Hearing on 2/25/10 Way and Means Committee)
- Corporate Income Tax: Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting
(Hearing on 2/25/10 Ways and Means Committee)
(Hearing on 2/24/10 Budget and Taxation Committee)
- Budget Process: State Budget
(Hearing on 3/24/10 Budget and Taxation)
Testimony 2009:
Testimony for the 2008 General Assembly session:
- Sales tax on Services: Repeal of Sales Tax on Computer Services
(Hearing 3/12/08 Ways and Means Committee)
(Hearing 3/12/08 Budget and Taxation Committee)
- Low-Income Tax Credits:
- Income Tax Credit to Offset Increases Sales Tax
(Hearing 2/21/08 House Ways & Means Committee)
- Expand "Circuit Breaker" Property Tax Credits for Owners & Renters
(Hearing 3/13/08 Senate Budget & Taxation Committee)
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Budget Transparency : State Budget– Modifications– Reporting
(Hearing 1/29/08 House Appropriations Committee)
(Hearing 2/27/08 Senate Budget & Taxation Committee)
- Expenditure Needs: Task Force to Study the Needs and Expenditures of State Programs
(Hearing 2/28/08 House Appropriations Committee)
(Hearing 2/27/08 Senate Budget & Taxation Committee)
- Affordable Transportation:
-Public Transit Services – Efficiency and Performance Standards