by Adam Lang
May 21, 2009

Taxes and the cost of doing business in Philadelphia are frequent topics within our city, around our city and nationally. It is nothing new for Philadelphians to be told they experience one of, if not the, highest tax burdens in the country and then don’t receive comparable services. What many residents may miss are the problems in Philadelphia that increase the cost of doing business that is not directly tied to the tax rate. I will be discussing three areas that I feel this committee should be looking into when preparing its analysis: tax burdens, regulatory processes and labor.