Changing Pennsylvania’s property tax system should be paired with spending reforms, or else it’s not effective, said the top Republican on the House Finance Committee.
“If you don’t discuss the cost side of the equation, finding new sources of revenue is just a dog chasing its tail,” said state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre, chairman of the House Finance Committee. “It’s not an isolated issue.”
Local government organizations and business groups echoed that message during a committee hearing Monday to consider a bill from state Rep. Seth Grove, R-York, that would give local governments two options for generating revenue if they wanted to reduce property taxes.
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