New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, Members Of Assembly Minority Conference And State Business Leaders Call For Elimination Of “Energy Tax” On All Consumers

March 18, 2013

New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I-Canandaigua) is pictured (above, at podium) calling for the elimination of the temporary 18-a “Energy Tax” from the 2013-2014 State Budget on Monday, March 18 in Albany. Leader Kolb stressed the need to eliminate the 18-a assessment, a measure that would add $2.5 billion onto the energy bills of all New Yorkers over the next five years.

Leader Kolb was joined by fellow members of the Assembly Minority Conference and business leaders from across the state, including Heather Briccetti, President and CEO, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.; Brian Sampson, Executive Director, Unshackle Upstate; Karyn Burns, Vice President of Communications and Government Relations, Manufacturers Association of Central New York; Julie Suarez, Director of Public Policy, New York Farm Bureau; and Mike Durant, State Director, National Federation of Independent Business.

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