PA Gov. Wolf Trots Out $3B Shale Severance Tax Plan – DOA

As we reported in January, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Democrat) has, for the seventh year in a row, introduced a Marcellus-killing severance tax proposal as part of his annual budget proposal (see PA Gov. Wolf Floats Budget with Severance Tax for 7th Year in Row). Yesterday Wolf released the details on his latest severance tax abomination. As he has done in years past, Wolf has an excuse why THIS is the year a severance tax is really really really needed. The excuse this time? To put PA workers back to work.

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