PA IFO Report Says Record High Impact Tax for 2018 – $247M

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019

Since 2012, Pennsylvania has collected the equivalent of a severance tax from Marcellus Shale drillers via something called an impact fee. Same concept as a severance tax. You drill a well, gas comes out, you pay a tax. Except with an impact fee you pay whether or not anything comes out of the ground--a more reliable source of tax revenue than a severance tax!

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