taxation policy

Vice President and Principal Peter Angelides Presents on Tax Incenvtives at DVRPC Forum

June 23, 2015 / Comments Off on Vice President and Principal Peter Angelides Presents on Tax Incenvtives at DVRPC Forum

ESI vice president and principal Peter Angelides delivered a presentation on how tax incentives can be used to spur development at the regional level during the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC) Regional Community and Economic Development Forum on Friday, June 19. During his presentation, Angelides touched upon a number of topics including property tax abatements, local economic […]

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Peter Angelides to Present At DVRPC’s Regional Community and Economic Development Forum

June 11, 2015 / Comments Off on Peter Angelides to Present At DVRPC’s Regional Community and Economic Development Forum

ESI vice president and principal Peter Angelides will be delivering a presentation at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC) “Regional Community and Economic Development Forum” on Friday, June 19. The specific focus of the forum is on how local people can use tax incentives to help spur development. Angelides will be presenting on how tax incentives […]

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ESI principal Peter Angelides: “Falls Township, Pa. could recapture $2M with an EIT”

December 4, 2014 / Comments Off on ESI principal Peter Angelides: “Falls Township, Pa. could recapture $2M with an EIT”

ESI vice president and principal Peter Angelides is quoted in this story from the Bucks County Courier Times on how an earned income tax (EIT) could help Falls Township, Pa. Angelides said that an EIT could potentially “recapture” $2 million for Falls Township. An excerpt from the article: “Almost half of Falls residents who work […]

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ESI releases study “The Current Condition and Future Viability of Casino Gaming in Pennsylvania” May 7th

May 9, 2014 / Comments Off on ESI releases study “The Current Condition and Future Viability of Casino Gaming in Pennsylvania” May 7th

The Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (PA-LBFC) engaged ESI to analyze the current condition of casino gaming in Pennsylvania as well as the future gaming environment as a whole. ESI released the study, “The Current Condition and Future Viability of Casino Gaming in Pennsylvania” on May 7th, 2014. This report answers the many questions that will aid in future decisions […]

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Lee Huang Responds to Promise Zone Designation

January 21, 2014 / Comments Off on Lee Huang Responds to Promise Zone Designation

The Promise of Promise Zones Lee Huang | January 21, 2014 The White House recently announced that the Mantua neighborhood in West Philadelphia has been designated as a “Promise Zone,” which gives the area preferential treatment when applying for federal aid and which may also come with tax breaks for businesses that create jobs inside the […]

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Lee Huang Quoted on TIF Districts

November 15, 2013 / Comments Off on Lee Huang Quoted on TIF Districts

ESI Senior Vice President and Principal, Lee Huang, was quoted in the Plan Philly article, TIF districts generate less property tax revenue than expected. Lee Huang, of Econsult, pointed out that TIF projects tend to be very big, and very big projects in turn tend to be undertaken by big-name developers. The important thing, he […]

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