Testimony from April 30 public hearing of New York State's business taxes

Liz Krueger

Finance

Transcript of April 30 public hearing

Testimony from Ken Pokalsky of the Business Council of New York State

Handout from Ken Pokalksky off the Business Council of New York State

Handout from Ken Pokalsky of the Business Council of New York State

Testimony from Jon Greenbaum of Metro Justice of Rochester

Testimony from Judy Seil of the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency

Testimony from Christopher Weist of the Rochester Business Alliance

Testimony from Christopher Koetzle of the Support Services Alliance

Testimony from Brian Sampson of Unshackle UPstate

On April 30, 2009, the Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform held a public hearing in Rochester to weigh the fairness of New York State's Corporate Franchise Tax and the effectivess of its tax expenditures. The Select Committee heard oral testimony from six experts and collected written testimony from several other interested parties.

Below are links for the public hearing transcript and testimony that was submitted to the Select Committee. The Select Committee's staff will issue a report detailing the key findings and conclusions from the testimony.