GOP lawmakers advance new tax cut, their counterproposal as each side offers a competing vision for how to use a massive cash surplus.
The legislation cutting taxes on income and electric service passed the Republican-controlled Senate on a 36-14 vote Tuesday. Republicans said it would be the largest tax cut in the state’s history.
Top Democrats opposed the bill, even though it drew support from eight of 22 Democrats, and said that it wouldn't pass in the Democratic-controlled House. In a statement, Shapiro didn't say whether he supported it but did welcome a conversation about what to do with the state's surplus. Sen. Sharif Street, a Democrat from Philadelphia, said that attracting companies and new residents is about more than tax rates. People want a good quality of life, like good public schools and safe communities, and cutting taxes doesn't help Pennsylvania improve its poor track record on funding schools and public safety, Street said.
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