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(New York)City Sales Tax Could Go Up This Weekend
New York One News ^
| 5/28/03
Posted on 05/28/2003 10:14:27 AM PDT by areafiftyone
City residents will likely have to start digging deeper this weekend.
The City Council plans to vote Wednesday on a measure to raise the city’s portion of the sales tax on Sunday, when a state hike also takes effect, NY1 has learned. Altogether, the sales tax in the five boroughs will rise from 8.25 percent to 8.625 percent.
The agreement between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council marks a turnaround for Speaker Gifford Miller, who had wanted to delay the vote for a month as he sought assurances the new revenue would be used for what he called essential city services.
If the deal passes, sources say, the city will restore from $50 million to $75 million in proposed cuts to social services. A plan to double recycling fines will also be dropped.
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To: areafiftyone
In CA we will be at 9% soon.
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:17:58 AM PDT
by
Mister Baredog
((They wanted to kill 50,000 of us on 9/11, we will never forget!))
To: areafiftyone
Cripes, it's amazing how quickly one's work can be undone! It took Rudy years to get respect back for the city. Now they are just pissing it away. Friggin' amazing.
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:18:37 AM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: thegreatbeast
What happened to the old "I Love New York" tourism promo? Someone must come up with a catchy tune for the under-taxed tourist.
To: areafiftyone
NYC will need the money to pay for stuff like
this.
To: Mister Baredog
This sucks! They want people to spend more money to help the economy but how can you when you have so much sales tax. You end up going shopping in states where there is no sales tax! New York City will never recover this way!
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:34:10 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
To: mountaineer
Pathetic and sickening!!!
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:34:28 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
To: areafiftyone
Next Monday will be Day 1 of my self-imposed "Brown-Bg Lunch" campaign. I won't spend another nickel in this city if I can avoid it, even on expenses that are paid by my company.
To: thegreatbeast
I miss Rudy!!! I want him back! I lived in Queens during Rudy's tenure and was able to vote for him twice. I never regretted it! I will be moving back to Queens at the end of July and I can assure you I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR BLOOMBERG!
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:35:55 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
To: areafiftyone
Siiiigh.
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:36:49 AM PDT
by
finnman69
(!)
To: Alberta's Child
You are smart! Lunch is too expensive there anyway! You figure at least $10.00 a day if you get a sandwich and a soda! That's insane. The only way you get a cheap lunch is if your company has a cafeteria and then you can get a cheap lunch. But not many companies do that!
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:38:22 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
To: gathersnomoss
How about "I Owe New York"
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posted on
05/28/2003 10:59:30 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(So. This is Virginia.... where are all the virgins?)
To: All
Well, we're leaving NYC today... in the nick of time. But before I go:
http://w-04.com
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posted on
06/01/2003 4:09:51 AM PDT
by
W04Man
(Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign aka BushBot www.w-04.com)
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