Democrats criticized the provisions phasing - out the inheritance tax and repeal of the alternative
minimum tax on the highest earners, the Associated Press reported, and said the cuts come at the expense of the middle class.
De Blasio, and some his Democratic supporters in the State Senate, maintain the city should have the autonomy to raise
taxes on its
highest earners, as part of the mayor's broader plan to fund universal pre-K, and that the city should also have the authority to raise the
minimum wage for city workers.