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Testimony before the Commission to Study Business Taxes

February 6, 2012 State Tax Policy
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The legislative Commission to Study Business Taxes met Monday, February 6, to receive public input on its draft report recommending changes to New Hampshire’s tax system. Taken together, the recommendations would mean a substantial revenue loss for the state. Had the recommendations been in place for the current biennium, they would have reduced state revenue by a conservative estimate of $100 million. This kind of revenue loss would likely require major cuts to public services, including infrastructure and education that are critical to attracting new businesses. NHFPI Executive Director Jeff McLynch testified that the proposals may hurt economic growth, not help.

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Testimony Regarding Education Tax Credits

January 23, 2012 Research, State Tax Policy

Proposed legislation to create a tax credit for businesses that contribute to private scholarship funds would be costly for state officials to implement and would divert scarce public resources to private interests. In particular, state aid to public schools would likely be cut even though there is no evidence students receiving subsidies to attend non-public schools do any better than their public school peers. NHFPI Executive Director Jeff McLynch urged the House Ways and Means committee to oppose these tax credits aimed at helping students attending private, religious or home schools.

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Tobacco Tax Cut Likely to Lose Millions in Revenue, Leave FY12-13 Budget Out of Balance

June 21, 2011 State Budget, State Tax Policy
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House and Senate lawmakers agreed to reduce the state’s cigarette tax by 10 cents per pack and lower taxes on other tobacco products as part of the two-year budget starting July 1. Based on the latest data available from state revenue officials, this is likely to reduce tax revenue by at least $14 million to $30 million. It now appears that budget negotiators failed to account for any such revenue loss, meaning that the budget for the coming biennium will likely end up out of balance.

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New Data Show Food Insecurity Levels Declining Prior to the COVID-19 Crisis

10 Sep 2020

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According to data released on September 9 by the United States Department of Agriculture, food insecurity levels in New Hampshire continued to decline during 2019, prior to the onset of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The report outlines the trends of reduced food insecurity in the nation and in New Hampshire, declining from the higher levels resulting from the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009. The overall improvements to the state economy through 2019, along with the effectiveness of key nutritional aid programs, did contribute to lower levels of food insecurity, although the benefits of the economic recovery did not reach all Granite Staters in an equal or timely manner. Although food insecurity levels declined through the years preceding 2020, the current crisis facing Granite Staters is not reflected in these 2019 data. The recent economic pressures on many individuals and families with lower incomes in New Hampshire have been severe, and current levels of food insecurity are very likely to be substantially higher.