Lentz Misleads Voters on his Real Record to Support Tax Increases

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Lentz Misleads Voters on his Real Record to Support Tax Increases

August 23rd

DREXEL HILL, PA - During the first debate that aired last night between Pat Meehan, the Republican candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's 7th District, and his opponent Bryan Lentz, Lentz misleads voters about his real record on tax increases as a member of the state legislature.

During the debate, Bryan Lentz gave the impression that he only supported a tax increase on tobacco since he's been in the state legislature. Lentz said, "The only tax increased in the three and a half years that I've been in Harrisburg was on tobacco, and I'm proud to have increased taxes on tobacco."

"But what Lentz fails to tell voters is that in addition to supporting tax increases on tobacco, he supported billions of dollars of tax hikes on individuals and businesses. At a time when our economy is struggling, Lentz has chosen to side with tax-raising liberals rather than the hardworking men and women of this district," Kendro concluded.

Lentz' real record on tax increases:

-- In 2009, Lentz voted to increase the Capital Stock and Franchise Tax on Pennsylvania businesses by $374 million and a new $528.5 million tax on managed care. (HB 1416, Printer's No. 2772 of 2009)

-- In 2009, Lentz voted to increase taxes by more than $2 billion by making changes to the sales and use tax, personal income tax remittance schedule, corporate net income tax, capital stock and franchise tax, gross receipts on managed care and various tax credit programs. (HB 1531, Printer's No. 2737 of 2009)

On Concurrence in the Senate amendments to HB 1531, Lentz voted again to increase state taxes by $1.7 billion. (HB1531, Printer's No. 2747)

-- In 2009, Lentz voted to allow the City of Philadelphia to increase its local tax by one percent resulting in an $87 million tax increase in 2009-10 and a $116.5 million tax increase in 2010-11. (HB 1828, Printer's No. 2638 of 2009)

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