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Poll: 62 Percent Of Voters Support Adoption Of Marcellus Shale Severance Tax
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A new poll by Franklin & Marshall College this week again confirms the support of voters for a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production-- 62 percent of those asked supported a severance tax.
The poll also provided a snapshot of other options for making up the state's $4.1 billion budget shortfall for the coming year--
-- 64 percent support selling state-owned liquor stores;
-- 72 percent favor taxing smokeless tobacco and cigars; -- 19 percent favor reducing state funding for local school districts, 78 percent oppose reductions; -- 28 percent favor 50 percent cuts in higher education funding, 67 percent are opposed; -- 27 percent favor increasing the personal income tax, 68 percent oppose; -- 36 percent favor increasing the Sales Tax, 60 percent oppose; -- 35 percent favor placing more tolls on major highways, 60 percent oppose; -- 37 percent favor increasing business taxes, 56 percent oppose; -- 52 percent favor expanding the Sales Tax to include more goods, 45 percent oppose; -- 43 percent favor reducing prison funding, 46 percent oppose; -- 26 percent favor reducing Medicaid funding, 70 percent oppose; -- 60 percent favor reducing the number of state employees, 35 percent oppose; and -- 45 percent favor cutting public employee pay and benefits, 47 percent oppose. NewsClips: Corbett: Natural Gas Tax Could Hurt PA F&M Poll Rates Corbett Policies
Poll: 2/3 Of PA Adults Oppose Cuts To Education Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Drilling Tax, More Cash For Education Poll: Don't Make Health, Education Cuts, Tax Drilling Poll: Most Oppose Corbett On Drilling Tax, School Cuts
Poll: Corbett May Have Lost Some Budget Support Poll: Natural Gas Tax Yes, But No Cuts |
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