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.