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Release thumbnail - December 2015 - 2016-01-01
December 2015
January 01, 2016 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.73 billion in General Fund revenues for December, an increase of $14.6 million (0.5%) compared to December 2014.

Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $13.4 billion, an increase of $101.2 million (0.8%) from the prior year.

 

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Release thumbnail - Shared-Risk Pension Analysis - 2015-12-18
Shared-Risk Pension Analysis
December 18, 2015 | Pension Analysis

This letter provides a statutorily required report analyzing the implementation of the shared-risk pension provisions introduced by Act 120 of 2010.

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Release thumbnail - November 2015 - 2015-12-01
November 2015
December 01, 2015 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $1.81 billion in General Fund revenues for November, an increase of $75.0 million (4.3%) compared to November 2014.

Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $10.7 billion, an increase of $86.6 million (0.8%) from the prior year.

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Release thumbnail - Raising the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania - 2015-11-30
Raising the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania
November 30, 2015 | Economics and Other

This research brief presents an analysis of the potential impact of the proposal to 1) raise the Pennsylvania state minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 and 2) automatically adjust future minimum wage levels to offset inflation.

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Release thumbnail - October 2015 - 2015-11-01
October 2015
November 01, 2015 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.13 billion in General Fund revenues for October, a decrease of $109.9 million (-4.9%) compared to October 2014.

Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $8.87 billion, an increase of $11.6 million (0.1%) from the prior year.

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Release thumbnail - September 2015 - 2015-10-01
September 2015
October 01, 2015 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.73 billion in General Fund revenues for September, an increase of $156.2 million (6.1%) compared to
September 2014.

Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $6.74 billion, an increase of $121.5 million (1.8%) from the prior year.

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Release thumbnail - Glossary of Natural Gas Terminology - 2015-09-15
Glossary of Natural Gas Terminology
September 15, 2015 | Energy

Glossary of technical terms to supplement the Natural Gas Production Report for the first half of 2015.

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Release thumbnail - Natural Gas Production Report, 2015 January to June - 2015-09-15
Natural Gas Production Report, 2015 January to June
September 15, 2015 | Energy

This report for the first half of 2015 uses data collected by the PA Department of Environmental Protection to develop statewide and county-level tabulations of production volume and well counts.

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Release thumbnail - August 2015 - 2015-09-01
August 2015
September 01, 2015 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $1.87 billion in General Fund revenues for August, an increase of $76.4 million (4.3%) compared to August 2014. 

Fiscal year-to-date revenues were $4.0 billion, a decrease of -$34.8 million (-0.9%) from the prior year.

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Release thumbnail - July 2015 - 2015-08-01
July 2015
August 01, 2015 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.14 billion in General Fund revenues for July, a decrease of $111.1 million (-4.9%) compared to July 2014.

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