Cuomo had been vocal in his opposition to the recently -
approved federal tax plan.
Not exact matches
Last week, the House narrowly
approved a Senate version of the 2018
federal budget, clearing the path for the Republican - controlled Senate to pass its
tax reform
plan later this year.
A
tax plan approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday would sharply curtail a
federal deduction that millions of Americans can now claim for
tax payments to state, county, city and town governments.
ALBANY — Taking aim at Washington, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday he will sue the
federal government over the recently
approved tax plan, saying it unconstitutionally burdens New Yorkers.
Congressional Democrats in New York are criticizing a
federal budget
approved by the House on Thursday that paves the way for a
tax reform
plan that could include the elimination of the state and local deduction, or SALT.
The
federal plan,
approved in December, no longer allows state and local income
tax deductions from
federal tax forms, and limits property
tax deductions to $ 10,000.
Cuomo's budget assumes the
federal government will
approve a $ 10 billion Medicaid waiver, and that state operating spending will hold to less than two percent a year, which helps balance his
plans for a local property
tax freeze and for $ 100 million in funding during this coming year, to begin expanding pre-K programs statewide.
Or could it be that Verizon wants to be a pal and help New Yorkers access up to $ 3400 in
federal tax credits and (if the state legislature
approves Governor Pataki's
plan) more than $ 5,400 in savings through discounted highway tolls and state
tax credits?