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• Position: STATELINE - Severance tax in Pennsylvania - Brief article

Pennsylvania is the largest natural gas-producing state without a severance tax, but that may change. First-term Governor Tom Wolf wants to tax drilling companies to increase funding for education and other programs. In 2013, Pennsylvania accounted for nearly 13 percent of U.S. marketed natural gas, second only to Texas. A 5 percent severance tax would raise an...