10.1184/R1/5410639.v1
Richard M. Cyert
Richard M.
Cyert
Robert Strauss
Robert
Strauss
Raymond P. Pepe
Raymond P.
Pepe
Donald Y. Clem
Donald Y.
Clem
Herman Schneebeli
Herman
Schneebeli
Charles G. Kopp
Charles G.
Kopp
Carol S. Smith
Carol S.
Smith
Richard J. McConnell
Richard J.
McConnell
Ralph S. Snyder
Ralph S.
Snyder
Henry Nicholas
Henry
Nicholas
Robert W. Sorrell
Robert W.
Sorrell
Farrell Rubenstein
Farrell
Rubenstein
W. Bruce Thomas
W. Bruce
Thomas
Final Report of the Pennsylvania Tax Commission
Carnegie Mellon University
1981
Tax Reform
Pennsylvania
1981-03-19 00:00:00
Journal contribution
https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Final_Report_of_the_Pennsylvania_Tax_Commission/5410639
This report represents the recommendations of the Pennsylvania Tax Commission which was created by Governor Thornburgh on October 18, 1979. The charge to the Commission was to review the entire structure of state and local taxes in the Commonwealth and make a comprehensive assessment of the tax system. This in turn led to recommendations to improve the equity and economic neutrality of the system. This was to be and has been done within a framework of overall taxation which would keep the burden of state and local taxes, expressed as a percentage of personal income in the state, at the same level as current law. In addition, the Report contains recommendations and analysis which relate to a number of specific areas with the Governor asked the Commission to investigate: the administration of the local property tax and its use to finance public education, the impact of taxation on economic development and job creation, and the impact of taxation on local communities and on the state's transportation and energy problems.