A bill introduced in the General Assembly would permit all counties except Philadelphia and Allegheny to enact a 1 percent local option sales and use tax (local option tax) to fund services or reduce existing taxes.
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A bill introduced in the General Assembly would permit all counties except Philadelphia and Allegheny to enact a 1 percent local option sales and use tax (local option tax) to fund services or reduce existing taxes.
In short, notwithstanding efforts by Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) officials over the last few years to promote the international passenger count at the airport, passenger totals are far below the levels posted in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would allow all counties except Allegheny and Philadelphia to enact a 1 percent “local option” sales and use tax.
Pittsburgh cannot thrive without a growing population, concludes an analysis by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy.
“As population falls, so does the number of people available for the labor force,” says Frank Gamrat, executive director the Pittsburgh think tank (in Policy Brief Vol. 24, No. 16). “Without a growing and strong labor force, the economy is going to languish.”
