Utilities Pay Up
For release Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Dear partners: Thank you for helping us spread the word about the Institute for Policy Studies’s newest report, “Utilities Pay Up”. Please use the hashtag #UtilitiesPayUp when sharing with your community.
You can find the executive summary and full report on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 here.
Twitter:
Here’s why the utilities industry pays the lowest federal tax rate of any business sector: https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/ #UtilitiesPayUp
23 utilities companies paid no federal taxes in 2015, taking $11.5 billion in tax breaks instead: https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/ #UtilitiesPayUp
Report: @SouthernCompany opposes #CleanPowerPlan yet reaped $210 million in tax refunds in 2015: https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/ #UtilitiesPayUp
Utilities: Support sustainable jobs rather than oppose #CleanPowerPlan! https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/ #UtilitiesPayUp [ATTACH Utilities Pay Up – Graphic 1]
Utilities companies are even better at tax-dodging than multinationals https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/ #UtilitiesPayUp [ATTACH Utilities Pay Up – Graphic 2]
Fair taxation could force tax-dodging companies to help low-income families https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/ #UtilitiesPayUp [ATTACH Utilities Pay Up – Graphic 3]
Low-income families spend staggering 15% of their income on energy costs. #UtilitiesPayUp https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/ [ATTACH Utilities Pay Up – Graphic 4]
Facebook:
Breaking: 23 utilities companies paid no effective federal tax rate in 2015, pocketing $11.5 billion in tax breaks instead. Read the new report @Institute for Policy Studies report. https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up/
How are utilities companies even more skilled at tax-dodging than multinational corporations? Here’s how: https://ips-dc.org/utilities-pay-up via @Institute for Policy Studies
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