Sentences with phrase «see their city tax»

He says some businesses would see their city tax bill double if this new district is created.

Not exact matches

The city of Marlborough, Mass., recently estimated that it were it not for local commercial taxpayers, the average homeowner would see his property tax bill (now averaging $ 4,791) shoot up by $ 1,164 per year.

Because the new sales tax would be added to existing state and local sales taxes, some cities would see sales taxes skyrocket.

When New Jersey announced a $ 7 billion package of tax incentives to try to lure Amazon's second headquarters to Newark, local officials saw a chance to jump - start a city that has long struggled with poverty and joblessness.

When he had to squeeze extra floors into a new building, he called Sandy Lindenbaum, a zoning - law guru who called himself «the last of the gunslingers»; when he needed the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to see things his way, he turned to Atlantic City fixture Nick Ribis; when he wanted to divorce Ivana (and, later on, her successor, Marla Maples), he retained Jay Goldberg, a self - described «killer» who says he can «rip skin off a body»; when it was tax time, he reversed decades of bragging about his billions and had tax attorneys say his properties were worth only a fraction of what he had publicly proclaimed (an ongoing tax appeal in Chicago declares Trump Tower Chicago «a failed business»); when he was in the market for a troubleshooter, he hired Michael Cohen, who has threatened journalists who've written about Trump with bodily harm.

If the city matched the provincial relief, first - time buyers in Toronto would see up to $ 12,000 in tax savings, Hudak says

It's also still running its nationwide search for a second headquarters that has mostly entailed seeing which city governments are willing to debase themselves the most in the form of jaw - dropping sweetheart tax deals.

As you can see, in Minnesota's four largest cities, sales taxes (local plus state) exceed 7.5 %.

Speaking at report's launch at St. Mary le - Bow church in the City of London, Dr Rowan Williams told Premier: «Government policy has actually been moving in the direction we'd like to see it moving in terms of tax transparency and better regulation.

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De Blasio, who often does not see eye - to - eye with Cuomo on how to solve the city's problems, proposed a millionaire's tax to fund the MTA back in August.

The relationship between Cuomo and de Blasio publicly had been one in which the two men carefully sought to avoid any on - the - record critiques, even as the governor was seen as purposefully undermining the mayor on key issues such as an Atlantic Yards land deal, the terms of extending the 421a tax abatement, mayoral control of New York City schools, universal pre-Kindergarten and a city - wide increase in the minimum wCity schools, universal pre-Kindergarten and a city - wide increase in the minimum wcity - wide increase in the minimum wage.

He says under his leadership New York has shed its high - tax image and is now seen as «open for business,» with a booming New York City and growing high - tech development.

If cities in upstate New York want to see tangible economic solutions, New Yorkers should consider DeFrancisco's tax policy efforts when they enter the voting booths in November.

The Senate has for the last decade been an unpredictable force in state politics and the source of heavy spending by deep - pocketed benefactors and labor groups interested in seeing which party controls the chamber — underscoring the chamber's role in determining the outcome of everything from charter schools, to tax policy and the agenda of the mayor of the city of New York.

The lawyer, who handled much of Glenwood's political work, said the company hoped to obstruct the passage of campaign finance reform laws, see the controversial 421a tax abatement renewed, obtain a favorable tax cap on revenue from apartment buildings and to prevent Democrats from taking control of the State Senate and giving control of the New York City rent laws from Albany to the City Council — which Mr. Dorego compared to «an atomic bomb.»

The budget does not increase the city's $ 56.8 million tax levy — the total amount collected from property taxes — but homeowners would see their tax bills rise an estimated penny per $ 1,000 of assessed value, while commercial properties would see their taxes drop by just shy of 1 percent.

Cuomo has been pushing for such a tax ceiling since his campaign, and the Assembly had been seen as one of his most challenging hurdles, since the New York City Democrats that lead the body have close ties to teachers» unions, which have opposed the cap.

«When I look around at the city I love, I see the fear on the face of every single retiree, afraid they may have to sell their home because of runaway property taxes,» he said.

The city has seen larger - than - expected tax revenues in recent years, but Mr. de Blasio warned that it needs to stow away copious funds in the event of another recession — which he claimed struggling stock markets across the globe make a real possibility.

For the rest of the budget, on the upside, the mayor's office expects to see increased revenue from sales tax, parking fees and property tax collection — thanks to the land bank, the agency tasked with handling the cities massive list of vacant properties.

«Without this critical tax incentive, the city would see a sharp drop off in the production of new housing units, a further skewing of the residential market toward condominium rather than rental production, and an accelerated tightening of housing costs for renters and buyers alike.»

For the city's decades - old tax abatement program for developers, 421 - a will see a four - year extension if the real estate industry and labor come to an agreement over wages for construction workers involved in those projects.

Homeowners in the city and the suburbs will see their taxes go up as a result of the reduction of the SALT deduction.

Most Big Apple residents will see a far less bountiful windfall from the tax overhaul than their counterparts in Florida, according to an analysis by the Partnership for New York City.

The high collection rate came during a year in which city property owners saw a tax increase of 14.5 percent to fund the $ 69.9 million budget.

But to break a manifesto promise for the sake of trying to embarrass the Conservatives (an attempt that failed: David Cameron and George Osborne refused to promise to reverse the tax rise); and to hit the banks overnight with a tax for the sake of being seen to be doing something about high City pay — that is to betray a hostility to aspiration and success.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the recently - passed New York State budget is a mixture of «simple pros and cons» and vowed that he will lobby Albany on his proposal to impose a new tax on sales of properties worth $ 2 million and to see his administration's power over the city's school system extended at least another year.

Syracuse's Green Party office seekers want to see state aid return to historic levels and a new scaled local income tax on city residents and those that work in it.

The city is seeing slower growth in its revenue from personal income tax and taxes on real estate transactions, though it's been offset by strong property tax receipts.

Counties and cities in Central New York saw increases, topped by an 11.55 percent rise in local sales - tax revenue in Oswego County.

Republican Fifth Ward Councilor Billy Barlow says he's excited to see the city's new five percent tax cap in place.

Utica sales - tax revenues were up 4.18 percent to $ 10.1 million, Rome's rose 6.75 percent to $ 7.5 million, Ithaca's increased 6.41 percent to $ 11.5 million, and the City of Oswego saw revenues climb 9.06 percent o $ 14.2 million.

Cities in the region that report sales tax separately from counties also saw increases.

We saw when we went into the minority for two years, when everything was controlled by the Democrats from New York City, $ 14 billion in new taxes, $ 14 billion in spending, and that's why we have the deficit this year that we're dealing with.»

«Putting liberal New York City interests back in charge of our entire state government would be a disaster for hardworking Upstate taxpayers, who would surely see their taxes go up and their state aid go down.»

«Imagine if Rockland County was part of New York City's bus system and spent twice as much in taxes to get the same service we do now, and then you will see the situation we are currently in with the MTA,» Miele said.

Maertz, an insurance litigation and trial attorney, said she wants to see more money come back to Suffolk from the state, adding that Long Island effectively is subsidizing other regions, especially New York City with the MTA payroll tax, as well as areas upstate.

In poorer neighborhoods, the fee is seen as simply another tax, said Bertha Lewis, president of The Black Institute, an anti-poverty think tank that opposed the fee in New York City.

ALBANY — Bill de Blasio's first trips to Albany this year were like walking into a buzz saw: First, the New York City mayor was confronted by a proposed state budget that shifted millions of dollars of costs onto his books, and then he was grilled by Republicans who wanted to impose a cap on his ability to raise property taxes.

City Council members saw the trash fee as a hidden tax, which Madden disputed.

In large part due to Cuomo's push, under state legislation passed in late June, the real estate industry and the city's building trades have until next January to strike a compromise on 421 - a, or the tax break will end — an ultimatum seen as a major victory for the unions.

Minority Leader Steven Matteo, head of the Council's three Republicans, first addressed property taxes, which he wants to see reformed, then wondered about the costs of the city's pension obligations and when they would be fully met.

That's likely a reference to the property tax exemptions given by the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency to the two most recent hotel projects in the city — the Marriotts at Armory Square and the Hotel Skyler (see photo gallery above).

Most of the revenues from a new tax on those loans would benefit the city, which would also see state aid cut by $ 1.3 billion under Paterson's budget.

A new website site allows city tax payers to see how much agencies spend on things like liquor and car services.

Watch for heightened debate - and finally some decisions - about recurring issues: the state's Brownfield Tax Credit program, justice reforms (see below), renewing the New York City mayor's power over its massive school district, and, of course, school funding.

He said roughly 600,000 New York City taxpayers stand to see an average $ 5,000 increase in their taxes, which he called «double taxation at its worst.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio was in attendance for Cuomo's speech and, in a news conference afterward, praised certain aspects of it, such as Cuomo's promise to fight the federal tax overhaul, while taking a wait - and - see approach as the governor still did not unveil a congestion pricing scheme, and outlining a few of the city's top priorities for the upcoming state budget, like more funding for the mayor's plan to extend pre-school to all three - year - olds.

From there, they conspire to spread the bug around town, and soon the frazzled mayor is worried about the loss of city revenue (reduced smoking and drinking mean less sales tax, you see).