In a letter to PA Representatives, PIOGA clearly explains and leaves no doubt the proposed severance tax is full of false premises and will overtax the natural gas industry.

It’s well past the time for an honest discussion about a Pennsylvania severance tax.

A little over a week ago at an event in Erie, Governor Wolf urged the legislature to come back to Harrisburg to complete the budget process by passing a severance tax and funding the staterelated universities, stating that the “fairest and simplest solution to the current budget challenge is a severance tax on natural gas production.” The governor also said that he’s “not sure what it is that people don’t like about this tax.”

Now that severance tax supporters are closer than ever to getting their wish in the form of HB 1401, it’s time to be honest about why this is the case – simply to fulfill the governor’s signature campaign promise and help to get him reelected.

Read more:

http://naturalgasnow.org/tom-wolfs-severance-tax-false-premises/