Statement from Upstate United Regarding Tax Foundation’s 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index
December 17th, 2021
Statement Attributable to Justin Wilcox, executive director of Upstate United
“The Tax Foundation’s new 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index is a sad reminder that New York’s tax burden has been too high for too long. For the third year in a row, New York’s business tax climate ranked 49th in the nation.
That’s not progressive – that’s problematic. Approximately 1.4 million residents have fled New York since 2010. Without meaningful broad-based tax relief, more families and businesses will leave in search of a more affordable environment.
Our message to Albany is simple and urgent: We need to get our economy moving – not our people.”