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Release thumbnail - Gasoline Consumption Remains Subdued - 2023-12-19
Gasoline Consumption Remains Subdued
December 19, 2023 | Economics and Other

The IFO updated a gasoline consumption research brief published in January 2023 with additional consumption and retail pump price data. Gasoline consumption remains well below pre-pandemic levels partially due to the continuation of hybrid and remote work schedules for some workers.

Tags: brief, consumption, gasoline, research

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Release thumbnail - Testimony on the 2023 Basic Education Funding Commission Survey - 2023-12-15
Testimony on the 2023 Basic Education Funding Commission Survey
December 15, 2023 | Economics and Other

Director Matthew Knittel provided testimony to the Basic Education Funding Commission on the results from the 2023 Basic Education Funding Commission Survey.

The IFO response to questions raised at the BEFC hearing can be found here.

Tags: basic, education, survey

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Release thumbnail - Cigarette Tax Collections Collapse Since Pandemic - 2023-12-11
Cigarette Tax Collections Collapse Since Pandemic
December 11, 2023 | Economics and Other

This research brief highlights the dramatic decline in federal, state and Philadelphia cigarette tax collections since FY 2018-19.

Tags: brief, cigarette, research, tax

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