Statement from Upstate United Regarding The Tax Foundation’s 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index

October 25th, 2022

The following statement is attributable to Justin Wilcox, executive director of Upstate United.

“For overburdened employers across New York, the Tax Foundation’s new 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index is anything but surprising. New York’s business tax climate — the second worse in the nation for the fifth year in a row — makes it very difficult for small businesses to grow and succeed. We need our leaders in Albany to step up and deliver broad-based tax relief in 2023. That relief is essential to restoring our economy, reviving our communities and reclaiming the title of the Empire State.”