ROCHE CONTINUES. OUR TEAM COVERAGE. THE VERY FIRST TAX THAT GOVERNOR SHAPIRO SAID HE WANTED TO ELIMINATE IS THE STATE’S CELL PHONE TAX. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL TAX FOUNDATION, PENNSYLVANIA HAS THE SEVENTH HIGHEST CELL PHONE TAX IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THE AVERAGE COST PER LINE IS 50 TO $70 PER MONTH. BEFORE TAXES, IN TODAY’S WORLD, PRACTICALLY EVERYONE HAS A CELL PHONE. BY ELIMINATING THE CELL PHONE TAX, WE WILL SAVE PENNSYLVANIANS. $124 MILLION EVERY YEAR. NEARLY 29% OF YOUR CELL PHONE BILL IN PENNSYLVANIA IS JUST FOR TAXES. JUST OVER 16 AND A HALF PERCENT OF YOUR CELL PHONE TAX GOES TO THE STATE. 12 AND A QUARTER PERCENT GOES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ANOTHER ISSUE, THE PROPERTY TAX AND RENT REBATE PROGRAM. IT’S ENORMOUSLY POPULAR. AND THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO INCREASE THAT. I WANT TO RAISE THE MAXIMUM REBATE FOR SENIORS FROM. $650 TO $1000. AND I WANT TO INCREASE THE CAP FOR RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS TO $45,000 A YEAR. AND WHAT YOU PAY FOR THE STATE’S GAS TAX, THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN 8 ON YOUR SIDE INVESTIGATION LAST SUMMER. PENNSYLVANIA HAS THE THIRD HIGHEST GAS TAX IN THE COUNTRY. AND SOME OF THAT MONEY GOES TO FUND THE STATE POLICE, NOT TO MAINTAIN ROADS AND BRIDGES. SINCE AT LEAST 1969, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE HAS BEEN GETTING FUNDING OUT OF THE MOTOR LICENSE FUND. AND THEN IMMEDIATELY THINK ABOUT THIS SETS UP THIS CONFLICT BETWEEN ENFORCED STRUCTURE FUNDING ON THE ONE HAND AND PUBLIC SAFETY ON THE OTHER. AS IT TAKES BILLIONS AWAY FROM REPAIRING OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES. WE SHOULD NO LONGER DO THAT. THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING TO REDUCE THE GAS TAX MONEY TO THE STATE POLICE BY $100 MILLION A YEAR UNTIL IT’S ELIMINATED ENTIRELY IN 2028. I’M BRIA
Gov. Josh Shapiro's budget proposal could put more money in your pocket
Updated: 8:34 AM EST Mar 8, 2023
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro presented his budget plan on Tuesday, and some of his proposals could put more money in your pocket.Shapiro said he wants to eliminate the state cell phone tax.According to the Tax Foundation, Pennsylvania has the seventh-highest cell phone tax in the country.The average cost per line is $50 to $70 per month before taxes. Nearly 29% of your cell phone bill is for taxes. The state gets 16.62% of your cell phone tax, while 12.24% goes to the federal government.Shapiro said that by getting rid of the cell phone tax, it will save Pennsylvanians $124 million a year.Another issue is the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, which is enormously popular. The governor wants to raise the maximum rebate for seniors from $650 to $1,000, and he wants to increase the cap for renters and homeowners to $45,000 a year.Pennsylvania has the third-highest gas tax in the nation. Some of that money goes to fund the Pennsylvania State Police, not to maintain roads and bridges. The governor wants to reduce the amount of gas tax money going to the state police by $100 million a year for the next five years.Related video below: Is Pennsylvania gas tax revenue going where it should?
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro presented his budget plan on Tuesday, and some of his proposals could put more money in your pocket.
Shapiro said he wants to eliminate the state cell phone tax.
According to the Tax Foundation, Pennsylvania has the seventh-highest cell phone tax in the country.
The average cost per line is $50 to $70 per month before taxes. Nearly 29% of your cell phone bill is for taxes.
The state gets 16.62% of your cell phone tax, while 12.24% goes to the federal government.
Shapiro said that by getting rid of the cell phone tax, it will save Pennsylvanians $124 million a year.
Another issue is the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, which is enormously popular. The governor wants to raise the maximum rebate for seniors from $650 to $1,000, and he wants to increase the cap for renters and homeowners to $45,000 a year.
Pennsylvania has the third-highest gas tax in the nation. Some of that money goes to fund the Pennsylvania State Police, not to maintain roads and bridges.
The governor wants to reduce the amount of gas tax money going to the state police by $100 million a year for the next five years.
Related video below: Is Pennsylvania gas tax revenue going where it should?