As part of an ongoing program, Garden State Initiative will provide monthly analysis and commentary on the monthly “jobs report” issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development based on data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
“July’s jobs report for New Jersey showed some positive short term developments in the state’s economy. However, over the longer term, July marked only the first positive month for many economic figures this year.”
Garden State Initiative President Regina M. Egea issued the following statement in commentary on the release of the report by Senate President Steve Sweeney's New Jersey Economic & Fiscal Policy Working Group:
As part of a new feature, Garden State Initiative will provide monthly analysis and commentary on the monthly “jobs report” issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development based on data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
“New Jersey’s June economic reports show how many residents looking for work in the Garden State are continuing to struggle with the state’s slow moving economy. While there are some service industry sectors that have consistently added jobs, the state’s manufacturing and construction industries reflect how New Jersey’s uncompetitive policies have impacted the state’s overall economy.”
“Taxpayers and job creators are once again being treated like a no-limit credit card which they will cut-up when they flee to other states.
The immediate consequences are apparent. The worst business climate in the nation continues a downward spiral. With higher business taxes we have created more incentives for job creators to relocate out of state.
The exodus of taxpayers, especially those who comprise the majority of the 1% who contribute the 40% of our total income taxes collected, will continue unabated and intensify.”
In an op-ed published on APP.com and six Gannett New Jersey newspapers, GSI President Regina Egea taps her years of experience in the private sector as well as in local and state government to offer real opportunities to reform our state government and return property tax savings where it belongs - to the taxpayers.
As part of an ongoing program, Garden State Initiative will provide monthly analysis and commentary on the monthly “jobs report” issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development based on data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
“July’s jobs report for New Jersey showed some positive short term developments in the state’s economy. However, over the longer term, July marked only the first positive month for many economic figures this year.”
As part of a new feature, Garden State Initiative will provide monthly analysis and commentary on the monthly “jobs report” issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development based on data produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
“New Jersey’s June economic reports show how many residents looking for work in the Garden State are continuing to struggle with the state’s slow moving economy. While there are some service industry sectors that have consistently added jobs, the state’s manufacturing and construction industries reflect how New Jersey’s uncompetitive policies have impacted the state’s overall economy.”
“Taxpayers and job creators are once again being treated like a no-limit credit card which they will cut-up when they flee to other states.
The immediate consequences are apparent. The worst business climate in the nation continues a downward spiral. With higher business taxes we have created more incentives for job creators to relocate out of state.
The exodus of taxpayers, especially those who comprise the majority of the 1% who contribute the 40% of our total income taxes collected, will continue unabated and intensify.”
In an op-ed published on NJ.com and in the Newark Star-Ledger on June 17th, GSI President Regina Egea tackles the proposal offered by Senate President Steve Sweeney to raise New Jersey’s corporate tax to the highest in the nation. Such a move, Ms. Egea argues citing a competitiveness study researched for GSI by EY, would severely hamper the state’s ability to retain and attract businesses.
In an op-ed published on APP.com and six Gannett New Jersey newspapers, GSI President Regina Egea taps her years of experience in the private sector as well as in local and state government to offer real opportunities to reform our state government and return property tax savings where it belongs - to the taxpayers.
Even if New Jersey dramatically cuts the corporate income tax, it would still have to slice the sales tax to compete effectively with lower-tax states. While New Jersey looks at increasing taxes, its competitor states are looking at how to decrease them as a way to boost business and industry. Increasing taxes will only further the climb required to grow the economy.
Those are some of the findings from the new report released by the Garden State Initiative. The report details New Jersey’s business competitiveness compared with five states: Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Ohio. The study delves into commercial and manufacturing industries that face off against each other across state lines.
Click here to download a PDF of the full report.
Economists, tax experts, and legislators engaged in a spirited debate about what it will take to spur growth in New Jersey at GSI's Economic Policy Forum on May 2. The event focused on original research done for GSI by tax analysts at EY.
Thank you to our panelists:
Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Dr. James W. Wetlzer, James Freeman, Tom Byne, State Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblyman Louis Greenwald, Daniel J. Geltrude, CPA, and our moderator, Deborah Kostroun.
Read the report here.
Gov. Phil Murphy in his recent budget address touted Massachusetts as the iconic role model for New Jersey’s economic aspirations. We wonder if, by singling out Massachusetts, Murphy was proposing halving New Jersey’s highest marginal personal income tax from its current almost 10 percent rate (fifth-highest in the nation) to Massachusetts’ 5 percent rate. Or, maybe he was suggesting New Jersey cut its current highest corporate income tax rate from 9 percent to 8 percent. Or did he mean we should emulate Massachusetts’s flat tax?
State Senate President Steve Sweeney's proposal to put a 3-percentage-point surcharge on corporate taxes means N.J. would be tied with Iowa for the highest state rate in the nation. Sweeney sees raising the corporate tax rate from 9% to 12% as a way to avoid implementing the "millionaire's tax," which was a cornerstone of Gov. Phil Murphy's campaign. Murphy has said he would consider the hike in the corporate tax in addition to the "millionaire's tax" and not just as an alternative.
