Media Advisory
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Jesse Kudler
617-974-3684, jesse@fightforphilly.org
Fight for Philly and other groups launch One Philadelphia coalition
and tax fairness campaign
Press conference will call for fair property tax reform and no wage tax cuts for the rich
Philadelphia, PA – Fight for Philly, Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Action United, MoveOn Philadelphia Council, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Liberty Resources, PCAPS, Neighborhood Networks, Jobs with Justice, AFSCME DC 33 and 47, PHARE, and other groups will hold a press conference today to announce a new coalition, One Philadelphia, and its campaign for tax fairness in the city of Philadelphia. The group will announce a broad coalition united for fairness in property tax reform, wage taxes, and tax collections in the city, insisting that everyone pair their fair share. The press conference will be at 4pm in the 4th floor Caucus Room at City Hall.
One Philadelphia will also announce a petition drive calling on Mayor Nutter “to make big businesses and mega non-profits pay their fair share in Philadelphia and stop shifting the tax burden to our homeowners, tenants and working people!”
The group is urging action on specific policies to ensure that working families and lower-income people are not hurt by the Actual Value Initiative and that large corporations and property-owners contribute their fair share to Philadelphia’s schools, parks, public workers, firefighters, and city services. The initiatives the group is calling for include:
-Make AVI truly fair. Property tax “reform” places more burden on homeowners, renters and the most vulnerable rather than big corporate landlords. The group will call for enacting Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez’s Use and Occupancy (U&O) tax reform bill. It restores fairness to our property tax code by balancing the burden between corporate landlords and the rest of us.
-No more free pass. Councilman Wilson Goode’s abatement reform bill cuts the 10-year property tax “free pass” to 5 years. This is fair to both long-time residents and “the new, the few and well-to do.” including corporate developers.
-Make mega non-profits pay taxes on their profitable commercial property and contribute fair “good neighbor” payments for city services from which they benefit.
-Freeze proposed city wage tax reductions that would keep millions of dollars in the hands of the wealthiest instead of city coffers while giving the average family only a tiny tax break.
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WHO:
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Fight for Philly, Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Action United, MoveOn Philadelphia Council, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Liberty Resources, Neighborhood Networks, Jobs with Justice, AFSCME DC 33 and 47, PHARE.
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WHAT:
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Announcement of One Philadelphia coalition and kick-off of campaign for fair tax policy and collection in Philadelphia.
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WHEN:
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Tuesday April 16, 4pm.
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WHERE:
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City Hall, 4th Floor Caucus Room.
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VISUAL:
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Speakers, diverse crowd of supporters, signs.
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Fight for Philly is building a grassroots coalition of residents, community groups, neighborhood associations, faith organizations and labor groups united in the fight for good jobs, corporate accountability and strong communities.
info@fightforphilly.org * (215) 232-3792 * http://fightforphilly.org
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