Pennsylvania Weighs New Taxes, SALT Workaround in Budget Talks

June 23, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC

Pennsylvania budget talks are generating fresh momentum for a skill games tax, a state and local tax deduction cap workaround, and the creation of a whistleblower law that would target tax fraud, as both political parties race to reach a deal.

The Democrat-controlled House and Republican-led Senate are back in Harrisburg this week as the current fiscal year ends June 30. Talks could carry over into July, but they are aiming to avoid a repeat of last year’s budget negotiations, which stretched until November. Lawmakers have grappled with finding new revenue sources in the face of a growing ...

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