▁In ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁p ension ▁income ▁and ▁Social ▁Security ▁income ▁are ▁ex empt ed ▁from ▁state ▁personal ▁income ▁tax ▁and ▁local ▁earned ▁income ▁tax , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁income ▁level . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁refer endum ▁vote , ▁the ▁residents ▁rejected ▁raising ▁the ▁local ▁earned ▁income ▁tax ▁to ▁ 1 % ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁lower ing ▁local ▁property ▁tax es ▁by ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 3 6 5 . ▁ ▁State ▁basic ▁education ▁fund ing ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 ▁school ▁year , ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁a ▁ 2 . 4 % ▁increase ▁or ▁$ 3 , 1 2 5 , 2 0 5 ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing . ▁This ▁is ▁$ 7 3 , 2 2 6 ▁more ▁than ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 ▁state ▁BE F ▁to ▁the ▁District . ▁Additionally , ▁ ▁Anti et am ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁$ 5 6 , 5 4 3 ▁in ▁Account ability ▁Block ▁Grant ▁fund ing ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁academic ▁achiev ement ▁and ▁level ▁fund ing ▁for ▁special ▁education ▁services . ▁Among ▁the ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁in ▁Al leg hen y ▁County , ▁Wy om iss ing ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁received ▁the ▁highest ▁percentage ▁increase ▁in ▁BE F ▁at ▁ 6 . 3 %. ▁The ▁District ▁has ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁applying ▁for ▁several ▁other ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁gr ants ▁to ▁increase ▁reven ues . ▁The ▁Commonwealth ' s ▁budget ▁increased ▁Basic ▁Education ▁Fund ing