Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced 65 mayors
from across New York endorsed his Tax Fairness for New York Campaign:
to combat the devastating impacts the destructive, partisan GOP federal
tax law will have on New York. The mayors endorsed Governor Cuomo's
three-pronged effort to fight the federal tax assault on New York, as
announced in his 2018 State of the State Address. The
first step is the multi-state coalition to sue the federal government.
The second prong of the effort is to launch a repeal-and-replace
strategy, and the third prong is to explore the feasibility of a major
shift in the structure of State tax policy.
"With the Tax Fairness for New York campaign we are fighting back against Washington's federal tax assault on New York," Governor Cuomo said.
"I am proud to have the support of mayors across the state as we work
together to mitigate the impacts of this plan and do everything we can
to protect the rights and wallets of hardworking New Yorkers."
To
advance the state's efforts to overhaul the tax code, and to generate
the best ideas and solutions, New York State Budget Director Robert
Mujica as well as other New York State representatives have been meeting
with experts from state and local government, academia, and
the private sector to obtain feedback and comment on the preliminary report released
in January by the Department of Taxation and Finance. The report
outlines options for state tax reform designed to mitigate the adverse
impact of the federal legislation on our economy and on New Yorkers.
Earlier this month, Budget Director Mujica unveiled 30-day amendments
to the FY 2019 Executive Budget, including legislation to create a new
optional Employer Compensation Expense Tax system, create two new funds
to accept donations to fund health care and education programs, and
provisions to decouple the state tax code from the federal tax code.
Click here to review the list of mayors and their quotes.
Source: Press Office, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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