Assuming Cuomo successfully proposes erasing the tax
cap sunset date — with no other caveats or conditions — he will have assured that he leaves behind an enduringly positive legacy for New York local taxpayers.
Not exact matches
Cuomo could keep his latest promise merely by retaining the link to rent control and adding a few years to the
sunset date — leaving the
cap's ultimate fate in the hands of his successor.
Silver seemed particularly delighted during the news conference as Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos struggled to say whether he supported the new
cap (Skelos later released a statement saying he endorsed the plan and that only the
sunset date and «minor technical details» separated» them).
Skelos has said that a putting a
sunset date on the tax
cap is a deal killer.
Senate Republicans say the possible
sunset date coinciding with rent control complicates the agreement, but remain confident a
cap will stay in place.
Cuomo embraced the property - tax
cap proposal put out by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, which kept the 2 percent ceiling, but included a
sunset date tied to rent control for New York City.
The
date would resume after
sunset — cocktails at the MARLTON, a sushi dinner at the original NOBU and a night -
cap at THE BRANDY LIBRARY.