Publications

The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center produces a variety of publications on Pennsylvania's budget process and related issues.

PBPC's Tax Primer

The Common Good: What Pennsylvania's Budget and Tax Policies Mean to You.  (State Budget and Tax Policy)

Budget Analyses & Research (2010-11)

Analysis of Proposed 2010-11 Budget, February 9, 2010 (State Budget and Tax Policy)

Public Testimony (2010-11)

Testimony by Sharon Ward on Proposed Legislative Fiscal Office before the House and Senate Finance Committees, February 3, 2010 (State Budget)

Testimony by Michael Wood on Combined Reporting before the House Majority Policy Committee, January 20, 2010 (State Tax Policy)

Census Data on Income, Poverty & Health Care (2009)

Pennsylvanians Lose Employment-Based Health Care Faster Than the Nation, October 29, 2009 (Health Care)

Higher Uninsured Rates in Smaller Cities, Rural Pa., September 24, 2009 (Health Care)

The Facts: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the U.S. and Pennsylvania, 2008, September 10, 2009 (Poverty, Health Care)

Employer-Based Health Coverage Weakening in Pennsylvania, September 10, 2009 (Health Care)

Severance Tax on Natural Gas Production (2009)

Responsible Growth: Protecting the Public Interest with a Natural Gas Severance Tax, April 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Just the Facts on State Budget and Tax Policies (2009)

Just the Facts: Pennsylvania Spending, February 2009 (State Budget and Tax Policy)

Just the Facts: Pennsylvania Taxes, February 2009 (State Budget and Tax Policy)

Just the Facts: Tax Fairness, February 2009 (State Budget and Tax Policy)

Just the Facts: Pennsylvania Debt, February 2009 (State Budget and Tax Policy)

Budget Analyses & Research (2009-10)

Analysis of Enacted 2009-10 State Budget, November 6, 2009 (State Budget)

Overview of $27.8 Billion 2009-10 State Budget, October 9, 2009 (State Budget)

A Look at Sales Taxation of Cultural Events Across the U.S., September 28, 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Modernizing the Sales Tax to Match Today's Economy, September 16, 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Comparing Three-Caucus Budget Agreement to Other Budget Proposals, September 16, 2009 (State Budget)

Compromise Budget Proposal Much Like Senate Plan, September 8, 2009 (State Budget)

Options for Raising Revenue to Avoid Service Cuts, August 31, 2009 (State Budget)

Winners and Losers Under Single Sales Factor, August 10, 2009 (State Tax Policy)

A Look at the Governor's Bridge Budget, August 7, 2009 (State Budget)

Single Sales Factor Creates Windfall for Few, Worsens State Deficit, August 5, 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Income Tax Reform in Pennsylania, July 23, 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Income or Sales Tax: Which Is the Better Option? July 22, 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Expanded Tax Forgiveness Would Soften Impact of PIT Increase, July 21, 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Comparing the Budget Proposals: Governor’s Plan, HB 1416 & Civera Amendment, July 16, 2009 (State Budget)

Senate Budget Calls For Deep, Sweeping Cuts, May 11, 2009 (State Budget)

Modernizing an Antiquated Tax System: Understanding the Severance Tax, February 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Ensuring All Corporations Pay Their Fair Share: Closing Loopholes in Pennsylvania's Corporate Tax System, February 2009 (State Tax Policy)

A Tax Windfall Whose Times Has Passed: Understanding Pennsylvania's Sales Tax Vendor Discount Program, February 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Analysis of 2009-10 State Budget, February 4, 2009 (State Budget and Tax Policy)

Public Testimony (2009-10)

Testimony by Sharon Ward on Senate Bill 850 (Budget Bill) before the House Appropriations Committee, May 21, 2009 (State Budget)

Testimony by Michael Wood on Severance Tax Proposal before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy, April 2009 (State Tax Policy)

Budget Analyses & Research (2008 & Earlier)

Pennsylvania Second Only to Michigan in Loss of Employer-Based Health Insurance, October 2008 (HealthCare)

A Hand Up: An EIC Will Help Working Families, January 2008. (Poverty)

Why Pennsylvania Should Adopt Combined Reporting, June 2007 (State Tax Policy)

Gross Profits: Why Pennsylvania Should Enact an Oil Company Gross Profits Tax, May 2007 (State Tax Policy)

An Analysis of the Prescription for Pennsylvania, February 2007 (Healthcare)

Understanding Welfare Spending in Pennsylvania (Poverty)

Facts About Spending Caps (TABOR)

High Health Care Costs Threaten Security of Pennsylvania Families (Healthcare)

Budget Analyses & Research (2007 & Earlier)

Pennsylvania State Spending in Perspective, Budget Increase Ranks 33rd in Nation, July 2007 (State Budget)

123 What Are We Fighting For, July 2007 (State Budget)

The Budget End Game, Revenue Options to Fund Priorities, July 2007 (State Budget)

Transportation Funding Options, June 2007 (State Budget)

State Spending Claims Overheated, September 2006 (State Budget)

Public Testimony (2007 & Earlier)

Testimony by Michael Wood on State Budget before the Senate Appropriations Committee, March 2007 (State Budget)

Testimony by Sharon Ward on TABOR before the Senate Majority Policy Committee, April 2007 (TABOR)