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Blog Taxes

Good Ideas in Tax Commission Report

November 14, 2013
The State Tax Reform and Fairness Commission contains many smart proposals, including reducing exemptions from the sales tax and reforming business tax incentives.
Report Taxes

A Simulation of Business Taxes in New York City and Other Locations

June 02, 2007
This report focuses on state and local business taxes in New York City, showing that those taxes are dramatically higher than comparable taxes for key competitors. Combined federal, state, and local taxes reduce the rate of return on new business investment in New York City significantly – about 36-50 percent, depending on location and industry. Most of this is due to federal tax – typically 34-36 percentage points. Taxes in New York City were the highest in all industries in 2006, and were highest or second-highest under virtually all scenarios examined. By contrast, taxes in other New York locations often were lowest or nearly lowest among the locations compared.
Report City Budget

10 Myths About Balancing NYC's Budget

December 06, 2002
The CBC prepared this document to clear up a series of common misunderstandings about the budget.
Testimony Taxes

Testimony on NY State Tax System

March 12, 2009
This testimony emphasizes two key points about New York’s personal income tax (PIT) and offers a framework for thinking about tax reform in the current fiscal context: 1) New York’s PIT is progressive, but its overall tax structure is not; and 2) New York’s economic competitiveness should be an important factor in considering changes to its tax rates.
Blog Taxes

How Much to Bank on? When it Comes to Revenue Forecasting, Better Safe Than Sorry

April 12, 2015
What kind of impact could a recession have on New York City's revenues?
Statement Taxes

CBC Convenes Special Committee to Focus on Federal Tax Cuts

December 21, 2017
The Special Committee consists of CBC trustees, civic leaders, and policy experts, and will identify the greatest impacts and options for appropriate state and local government action.
Report Taxes

Local Taxes in New York State

December 06, 2007
A background paper for the third session of a 2007 stakeholder conference to “fix Albany.” The process by which the next budget is prepared and debated, as well as the substantive decisions it embodies, are critical to the movement for political and fiscal reform in New York State. This paper focuses on a more equitable and affordable local tax burden.
Statement State Budget

Statement on the NYS FY2019 Budget

March 31, 2018
The budget gap will be closed using short-term measures instead of restraint in and reform of spending commitments.
Blog Taxes

A Disappointing Tax Deal

March 20, 2013
The NYS Enacted FY2014 Budget includes an extension of a personal income tax surcharge that is disappointing and should be reconsidered.
Report Transportation

Recessions and Revenues

December 16, 2015
This policy brief considers the implications of a recession for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) current financial plan.
Press Release State Budget

CBC Recommends Strategies to Mitigate Federal Tax Law Threat to New York's Competitiveness and New Yorkers

March 19, 2018
The CBC released a comprehensive report detailing the massive impacts the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have on the residents and revenues of New York State, as well as the steps needed to address these problems.
Blog Taxes

The Tax Hike’s Silver Lining

December 07, 2011
If the temporary personal income tax hike is the price we pay for long-term reforms that enhance infrastructure, encourage job growth, make the state and local tax system more equitable, and reduce future pension costs, then it is a price worth paying.
Blog Economic Development

NY’s Economic Development Programs Costliest in the Nation

April 07, 2017
It's official: NY's economic development programs cost more than in any other state.
Report Taxes

Practical Policy in Challenging Circumstances:

March 18, 2018
Strategies to mitigate the federal tax law's threat to New York's competitiveness and New Yorkers' wallets.

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