“For close to six
months, House and Senate Republicans have been warning the technology industry,
general public, and our colleagues across the aisle of the disastrous effects
of a tax on the computer software industry. Our warnings were not heeded, and the
Democratic-majority green lighted the largest and broadest tax on computer and
software services in the nation.
Today’s about-face is
a clear indication that our Democratic colleagues finally understand how
reckless and destructive it is to tax one of our state’s most profitable
sectors.
We urge the Speaker
and Senate President to immediately consider legislation filed by the House and
Senate Republican caucus which would repeal the misguided and destructive
revenue measure – without replacing it with a new revenue source.”