Auditor General DePasquale Announces Release of $350.5 Million in Aid for Municipal Pensions, Volunteer Firefighters Statewide
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"These funds are vital to helping volunteer firefighters save lives and to protect property," DePasquale said. "This money will benefit communities across the state by helping to purchase life-saving equipment, fund critical training and provide insurance for thousands of volunteer firefighters and emergency service providers.
"The pension aid is critical to help maintain retirement funds for dedicated police officers, paid firefighters and other public servants. Without this aid, communities would have to rely on local taxes to make up the difference."
As part of the 2017 allocation, 2,521 municipalities in 66 counties received
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The state municipal pension and volunteer firefighters' relief association aid comes from a 2 percent tax on out-of-state casualty and fire insurance premiums.
A report detailing the amount of state pension aid distributed to each municipality and funding for VFRAs is available online using this link: www.PaAuditor.gov.
DePasquale said these eight municipalities did not submit the required paperwork to receive their VFRA and/or pension funding:
"I encourage these municipalities to complete the necessary forms online so they can receive their rightful share of VFRA and pension funds. They are entitled to aid that could help their residents," DePasquale said.
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