HARRISBURG – The Tom Corbett for Governor Campaign released the following statement from Campaign Manager Mike Barley on Allyson Schwartz’s proposed tax increase.

“If this is a preview of Allyson Schwartz’s tax and spend agenda, Pennsylvanians better hide their wallets.”

“Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz’s proposal to drastically increase taxes on the shale gas industry will cost Pennsylvanians good-paying, middle-class jobs by forcing the industry to relocate to more business and energy friendly states. Between the State Democratic Party’s radical proposal to ban natural gas drilling and Allyson Schwartz’s agenda to tax the industry out of our state, it is clear that they have chosen to side with the special interest groups over the nearly 250,000 average working-class Pennsylvanians employed in natural gas and the millions more who are benefiting from this growing industry. This industry has helped to reignite growth and opportunity in areas of the state that have been in decline for decades.”

“Governor Corbett has consistently stood with the middle class in his efforts to create jobs, grow our economy and responsibly use our natural resources, while protecting the environment. Working with the legislature, Governor Corbett passed and signed historic legislation that has reinvested over $400 million in our local communities. Pennsylvania is fortunate enough to have a booming natural gas industry to help lead the charge in lowering energy costs for our families and small businesses and creating over 130,000 new opportunities for Pennsylvanians to return to work.”

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