HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Jesse Topper said Monday that House Republicans have positioned legislation that includes the largest tax cut in the history of Pennsylvania with the passage of House Bill 2224. The bill would eliminate the near 6% gross receipts tax on utility bills, cutting taxes on Pennsylvania’s families by $1.7 billion.
“House Republicans have been leading on affordability measures based in tax cuts that can immediately slash the bills paid by Pennsylvanians and put more money in the pockets of our working families,” Topper said. “Our tax cut proposal, included in House Bill 2224, will eliminate a significant tax paid by Pennsylvanians for using the utility services they rely on in nearly every aspect of their lives.”
House Bill 2224 passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Monday by a unanimous vote.