Boston Mayor Wu renews push for contentious tax shift bill to prevent 13% tax hike for homeowners Best option
News Source : Boston Herald
News Summary
- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is urging a reluctant state Senate to act on the contentious tax shift legislation she’s been pushing for nearly two years.
- Without the legislation, Wu said the average-single family homeowner will see a $780, or 13% increase, next year.
- Wu said there is no appetite for any type of budget cut, when asked whether she would consider doing so to generate more support for her legislation in the Senate.
- She also disputed criticism raised last year by state lawmakers that former Mayor Tom Menino pursued cost-cutting measures before seeking a similar temporary change in state tax law in 2004.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is urging a reluctant state Senate to act on the contentious tax shift legislation shes been pushing for nearly two years, in light of city data that shows homeowners are fac [+6114 chars]
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