Testimony of
Daniel B. Walsh
The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
March 6, 2002
Chairman Farrell, Chairman Schimminger, Chairman Morelle, and honorable members of the committees:
Thank you for inviting us to offer comments today. Like you, we want to see a stronger Upstate economy
Governor
George Pataki has proposed legislation that would allocate
183 megawatts of power to extend the successful Power for
Jobs program, which provides reduced-rate power to employers
that promise to create or retain jobs
ALBANY, N.Y.New
York's final State Energy Plan should include
a more aggressive estimate of future demand than the current draft does, and
should emphasize New York's need to site more generating plants to meet future
energy needs, Johnny Evers, The Business Council's legislative analyst specializing
in energy, testified today
Citing
ongoing research by The Business Council's research affiliate,
Erie County Executive Joel Giambra said school tax increases
that continually exceed the rate of inflation have cost the
region jobs and are "unsustainable and unacceptable
The
Fiscal Policy Institute, a think tank substantially funded
by labor unions, urged lawmakers to raise taxes on New York
businesses and to cancel tax cuts that are scheduled to take
effect in the coming year.
Testifying
before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means committees,
the institute's executive director, Frank J
Testimony of
Daniel B. Walsh, President/CEO
The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
February 26, 2002
Chairman Stafford, Chairman Farrell, and honorable members of the committees:
We appreciate the attention that you give to the important topics of economic development and taxes, and welcome the opportunity to share our thoughts with you today
The
Fiscal Policy Institute, a think tank substantially funded
by labor unions, urged lawmakers to raise taxes on New York
businesses and to cancel tax cuts that are scheduled to take
effect in the coming year.
Testifying
before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means committees,
the institute's executive director, Frank J
ALBANY
New York State enjoys a much stronger competitive position in the current
national slowdown than during the recession of the early 1990s, and further
tax cuts will help the state's economy "keep rolling," Business
Council President/CEO Daniel B. Walsh told the Legislature's fiscal committees
today
Governor
George Pataki has recommend railroad property-tax relief in
his "30-day amendments" to his executive budget.
His
recommendation came a week after The Business Council's research
affiliate, The Public Policy Institute of New York State,
released a report showing that high property taxes on railroads
in New York have cost the state railroad jobs while inflating
transportation costs for manufacturers and other shippers
The
Business Council is asking its members for feedback on three
new bills that would sharply limit the freedom of corporations
and state agencies to choose consultants, accountants, and
auditors.
The
bills were introduced in the wake of the bankruptcy of Enron,
a Texas-based energy services company