Private-sector insights on New York State government and politics

Benchmarking New York Tool
The Business Council's Public Policy Institute and Empire Center for New York State Policy release benchmark study on tax rates for counties, towns, cities and villages

School Tax Watch shows smaller increases this year
School districts are holding the line in their proposed budgets this year, proposing an average per-pupil increase of only 3 percent, a new “School Tax Watch” study by the Public Policy Institute finds.

Just the Facts
The cost of doing business is higher in New York than in most other states because employers must pay more for employee benefits, energy, taxes and other costs, an updated online edition of the Institute’s Just The Facts shows.

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