Capitolwire: Businesses criticize lack of tax cuts in budget; lawmakers respond

HARRISBURG (July 8 ) – Just one business day after it was signed, a large coalition of corporations issued an indictment of the state’s budget Monday, saying it “ignored” business interests and contains “perverse” disincentives for growth.

“This is a great source of frustration for us in the business community that we were left empty handed,” said David Taylor, executive director of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, one of the leaders among the 120 companies in the coalition, known as CompetePA. “What are the priorities of (Gov. Ed) Rendell and the General Assembly when corporate citizens and business advocates are totally ignored?”

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