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Not One More Energy Tax

March 1, 2019 at 6:16 am
Take control of your energy costs

The Business Council of New York State opposes legislation that would increase energy taxes paid by businesses. The Executive Budget would impose an estimated $128 million increase in state-level sales taxes on energy purchases by industrial, commercial and institutional employers in New York State by eliminating a long-standing sales tax exemption for the transmission of gas and electricity purchased through an Energy Service Company (ESCO).