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Proposed state arts tax is dead, dead, dead (most likely)

POSTED: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 5:48 PM

Filed Under: Arts News

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You remember that proposed 6 to 8 percent state arts tax ' the one that seemed not as bad it could have been, compared to the Doomsday scenarios floating around earlier this year, but still pretty unfair, given that big-guy sports and movies weren't being taxed ' we told you about last month? Well, the art fags have spoken, and the state actually listened (!). Last Friday, the state House removed mention of it from the budget. Then, yesterday, the Senate passed a amended tax code bill that did not include any tax on arts or cultural tickets. An added bonus: SB 1085 will provide $11 million in arts grants (via the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts) and $1.7 million for museum grants (via the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission).

Of course, the budget isn't finalized yet, but this is pretty good news, no?

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