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Bills target Pennsylvania tax laws from the 1930s Christen Smith August 25, 2025 August 24, 2025

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(The Center Square) – During the legislative doldrums of summer, Pennsylvania legislators take an opportunity to do some tidying up.

This time, it’s throwing out obsolete tax laws that haven’t been active since the 1930s.

A proposal from Rep. Ann Flood, R-Pen Argyl, would take the Emergency Relief Sales Tax, discontinued in 1933, off the books. Rep. Tim Twardzik, R-Frackville, says the 1921 Anthracite Coal Tax Statute Act, which was last implemented in 1931, should follow suit.

The former taxed the sale of tangible property, while the latter levied 1.5 percent per ton of mined, washed and screened coa

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