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• Dems Flirt with State Sales Tax Expansion

  The latest development in state budget negotiations seems to be a flirtation with an expansion of the state sales tax by Democrats . Various press reports in recent weeks had indicated that broad-based tax increases were supposedly "off the table... Posted Aug 18 2009, 06:59 AM by PA Votes Editor with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: budget, sales tax, Democrats

• Voters oppose County Sales Tax, Support Tobacco Tax

  According to a Quinnipiac University poll released this week: Seven out of 10 Pennsylvania voters oppose a proposal by Gov. Ed Rendell to allow counties to raise the sales tax by one percent. By a 67 - 28 percent margin, voters support Gov. Rendell's... Posted Feb 12 2009, 07:16 AM by PA Votes Editor with | with no comments Filed under: taxes, sales tax, tobacco tax, tuition assistance