State Budget Revenue Campaign
 

Hunger Action Network is part of the “There’s a Better Choice for New York” campaign.

A fair budget invests in all of New York’s citizens. We have to support important priorities that preserve the promise of New York, while protecting the most vulnerable – the children, elderly and poor. We have a responsibility to ensure that the promise of a good education is not erased from the futures of our children; that access to health care is not based on income level; and vital services that contribute to the overall well-being of our state are not wiped out of existence.

The multi-billion dollar state budget deficits over the past several years requires special action by the Governor and Legislature. But the answer is not in spending cuts and increased fees. Nor is the answer shifting the burden to the property tax. The answer is sharing the burden between all of the participants in New York State; revenue options exist that close the budget deficit and do not punish the lower and middle classes. A fair budget makes corporations pay their fair share; stops sweetheart deals that take away jobs from state workers; ends the abuse of the Empire Zones; and develops a fair and equitable income tax structure in NYS. To learn more about the campaign, go to http://www.abetterchoiceforny.org/

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Hunger Action will be conducting workshops in New York City and across the State to train individuals and organizations on the State Budget and the campaign's revenue alternatives. For NYC, please contact Kim Gilliland and for upstate, contact Mark Dunlea to schedule the workshops.

Corporate Accountability Campaign

NY Still Taxes the Poor to Pay for Cuts for the Rich in 2005-06 Budget

100s of Faith, Labor, Community Groups: Reform Taxes to Solve State Budget Crisis; Reverse Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Close Corporate Loophole

The corporate income tax laws of the majority of states are riddled with loopholes that permit many large multistate corporations to avoid paying tax on a significant share of their profits. The growing sophistication of corporations in exploiting these flaws has undoubtedly contributed to the declining significance of the corporate income tax in state tax structures over the past two decades.

A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examines three common corporate income tax loopholes that should be closed to raise additional revenues for states. http://www.centeronbudget.org/4-9-02sfp.htm

Hunger Action is also working in New York City with the Budget for a Livable NYC Coalition to promote more equitable solutions to the city budget deficit, including a number of reasonable and modest revenue options. Please use the link below to sign on to the coalition and get additional information on the campaign. For further questions, contact Bich Ha Pham at HANNYS (212) 741-8192, Ext. 1# or bhpham@hungeractionnys.org

http://www.cityproject.org/aboutus/index.html