Details of OH Gov. Kasich’s Utica Shale Severance Tax Hike

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sign taxes ahead Ohio Gov. John Kasich released his budget for fiscal years 2014 & 2015 yesterday, and along with it, he resurrected the same plan he first introduced a year ago to increase severance tax on oil and gas production in the Utica Shale (see Details on Ohio Gov. Kasich’s New Tax on Shale Drilling). The plan in a nutshell: Hike the severance tax on Utica Shale drilling, then spread the new-found wealth around to buy votes to get re-elected. Here’s a summary of the coming changes (and make no mistake, the plan will pass this time):

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