Sentences with phrase «raise city revenue»

«We haven't seen a lot of big ideas coming out of the de Blasio administration over the past four years, and when there are some ideas, they typically don't have a funding plan,» said Tolkin, an entrepreneur with a $ 25 billion transit plan and a for - profit business model to raise city revenue.

Not exact matches

The 1.5 cents per ounce tax was pitched in Philadelphia as a means of raising revenue — over $ 400 million is expected to be collected in the next five years — to be used for pre-K education and other city programs.

«I don't want to be part of teachers getting laid off, police officers getting laid off as a result of the city not getting the revenue that would come from that bill, without raising any taxes.»

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The debate over creating new dedicated revenue for the MTA has revived discussions of congestion pricing, which would add tolls to city roads and possibly the East River bridges in order to both manage traffic while also raising money for transit.

With the exception of the property tax, the city is powerless to raise taxes in order to generate revenue.

Included was a proposal to re-establish the commuter tax to help the city raise revenue and pay for basic services, such as fire and police.

The handful of elected officials from the state and city level have forcefully denounced the prospect of new bridge tolls as Cuomo drafts a congestion pricing plan for New York City that would raise revenue for its mass transit netwcity level have forcefully denounced the prospect of new bridge tolls as Cuomo drafts a congestion pricing plan for New York City that would raise revenue for its mass transit netwCity that would raise revenue for its mass transit network.

The New York Times reports Tuesday the «Sex and the City» star told supporters at a private fundraiser in Manhattan she would legalize pot and put a tax on it to raise revenue for New York.

There's been a policy that the mayor and the Council have both pursued of tax cuts — property tax cuts — which is the city's primary source of revenue it can raise on its own.

The next Labour government will ensure city and county regions, like this powerhouse economy in Leeds, get control of business rates revenue so that any extra money raised here... can be invested here.

Similarly, a plan to reduce traffic in New York City while raising revenue for public transit is due later this week, though Cuomo did say it would use cashless tolling to charge drivers who enter a certain zone in Manhattan.

Asked if the city could afford the loss of tax revenue that raising the smoking age would cause, Quinn said protecting New Yorkers» health was a higher priority.

The New York City Independent Budget Office today released the 16th edition of its Budget Options for New York City, which presents more than 90 ways to cut costs or raise revenues.

Mr. de Blasio highlighted the continued growth of the city's economy but raised concerns about a decline in tax revenues, saying his administration had focused on finding savings at city agencies.

He said he received positive feedback on his plan for a progressive city income tax to raise revenue.

Seattle's wealthiest will become the only Washington state residents to pay an income tax under legislation unanimously approved by the City Council, a measure designed as much to raise revenue as to open a broader discussion about whether the wealthy pay their fair share.

«The MTA crisis is real and it is upon us,» said Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat who has proposed temporary taxes on millionaires in the 12 - county MTA region and city hotels to raise needed revenue.

Sources close to the governor said they were confident the budget will include another plan to raise money for cash - strapped MTA by retaining a hefty portion of the new tax revenue generated when the city ups an assessment on properties in designated areas directly because of subway and rail service improvements in those areas.

Years of dipping into their fund balance, pending arbitration payouts and dim prospects of generating revenue and raising taxes has city officials rattled.

Also at 10:30 a.m., the NYC IBO releases its latest edition of «Budget Options for New York City,» which presents 92 ways the city could cut costs or raise reveCity,» which presents 92 ways the city could cut costs or raise revecity could cut costs or raise revenue.

The move would raise nearly $ 1.5 billion in additional revenue annually to help the financially strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority meet the growing mass transit needs of this city while keeping fares reasonable, and maintaining and upgrading a vast and aging transportation infrastructure, including roads and bridges.

... which calls for several reductions in expenditures, changing the way business is being done at city hall, which the state comptroller and the mayor made prior to getting into office warned us that we were going to be facing these tough financial times, and so seeing that, the council unanimously, both Democrats and Republicans, passed the 16 - point plan, raising revenues, decreasing expenditures - the mayor refused to implement, the council's unanimous plan, even though it went into law.»

State legislators and city officials, who have praised the governor's leadership on Close to Home, say the loss of the revenue is compounded by the fact that the program is expected to triple in size over the next few years when the city implements the Raise the Age initiative.

Lewis has pushed the city to adopt a plan to raise $ 502 million in new revenue by increasing taxes.

Both nonprofits are registered as 501 (c) 4s with the Internal Revenue Service, meaning they can raise unlimited funds to lobby and advertise for political causes — specifically, for mayoral initiatives like universal pre-kindergarten and for his sweeping plans to rezone the city to boost below - market housing production.

In total, the city has raised its revenue forecasts by $ 5.1 billion through FY 2017, largely because real estate values and sales activity are increasing faster than had been expected and personal income tax collections have been strong.

It is a popular plan aimed at both fighting congestion and raising revenue to create a city with improved mass transit and better flowing roads.

Nearly six in ten New York City adults, 57 %, think it is better to raise taxes on those earning more than $ 500,000 annually to raise revenue to improve transit and reduce traffic rather than implement congestion pricing.

The City Council now has to review the mayor's budget and propose increasing property taxes as high as 4 percent, and perhaps raise other revenues to try and restore some of the proposed job cuts — or it can abide by the mayor's spending plan.

Instead, sadly, we are presented with a document that abolishes the City, strips the City of its assets (p. 80 - 91) and saddles the City residents with enormous financial obligations without any means to raise revenues to satisfy them.

«Sadly, we are presented with a document that abolishes the city, strips the city of its assets and saddles city residents with enormous financial obligations without any means to raise revenues to satisfy them,» she said.

Anthony E. Shorris, the city's first deputy mayor, said the city would also undertake a sprawling review of the entire car service industry, with an eye toward raising revenue for mass transit and making improvements for disabled passengers, among other things.

That imbalance, she said, places a disproportionate burden on the city's property owners, who would face an estimated 22 percent tax increase if the current deficit were to be closed through revenue - raising alone.

Another long - shot challenger, Green Party candidate Kevin Bott, suggests a different approach: Institute a progressive city income tax to raise more revenue, and demand that state leaders share a bigger cut of New York's income tax receipts with Syracuse and other cities.

«The governor's proposal raises the city's cost in foregone property tax revenue in order to subsidize construction workers» wages, without increasing the expected number of affordable housing units,» she said.

So, the focus test lab not only increases the city's revenue, it also makes corporate buildings produce greater societal energy, a feature that helps raise the city's prosperity value, Bernstein says.

Help School Districts by Letting Them Raise Their Own Tax Revenue Gov. Jerry Brown wants to help inner - city schools at the expense of suburbanites.

... Back in the U.S., a suburban Salt Lake City school district plans to be Utah's first to plaster its buses with advertisements in an effort to generate additional revenue without raising taxes.

Advocates worry that states, counties and cities will have a tougher time raising money for schools — which get nearly all of of their money from state and local tax revenues — because those taxes will no longer be fully deductible.

OCOS has developed and presented a broad revenue - raising proposal that also would end a 10 - year tax abatement on value generated through new construction, and stop a coming decrease in the city's business tax rate.

Two of his most pressing concerns now are stemming the revolving door of teachers — Clarksdale is a Teach For America hotspot that struggles to keep young teachers from the program beyond their two - year commitment — and finding ways to raise revenue to renovate and replace the city's aging school buildings.

The fact that over one - third of Success Academy's revenue goes to overhead costs instead of student programs raises skepticism in light of its most recent skirmish with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

the area or activities to which the funds raised from a municipal bond issue will be directed and, in turn, the source of future bond interest payments and principal repayment; for general obligation bonds, funds raised may be for general purposes, both operating and infrastructure, and payments are secured by the general taxing power of the issuer — usually a state, town, or city; revenue bonds are categorized under terms such as «Utilities» or «Transportation»

A $ 5 - per - ton fee could raise revenue for core city priorities related to climate mitigation, while lightly nudging energy markets in the right direction and demonstrating that carbon pricing is popular.

Now that these cameras aren't bringing in the projected revenue, I'm frightened at what the cities are planning to do next to raise revenue.

The city hopes to reduce the number of uninsured motorists while raising revenue for city funds.

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The city is looking at new ways to raise revenue to ease the burden on property taxes, including the possibility of a new land transfer tax, which would be levied on top of the existing provincial land transfer tax.