Financial, tax relief proposed for Pennsylvania small businesses by Christen Smith, The Center Square | March 17, 2021 03:00 PM Print this article
A group of Republican senators said this week the state of Pennsylvania should deliver more financial and tax relief to small businesses struggling amid the pandemic.
The Prioritize PA: Small Business Initiative, a package of five bills, does just that, says co-sponsoring Sens. Ryan Aument, R-Lititz; Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington; Judy Ward, R-Hollidaysburg; and Kristin Phillips-Hill, R-Jacobus.
“As we celebrate moving toward herd immunity, reopening our economy, and returning to a sense of normalcy again, we must not forget our small businesses, particularly those in the hospitality industry, that have suffered immensely throughout this pandemic,” Aument said. “The punitive mitigation efforts from this administration have unfairly and disproportionately harmed our once thriving small bus