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Thursday, March 6, 2008
As reported by the Star Ledger today, the second-highest-ranking member of New Jersey’s Senate and Budget and Appropriations Committee, Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen), stated yesterday that he will seek to prevent Governor Corzine from the planned $168 million reduction in state aid to municipalities. According to the Senator, Corzine’s plan will result in higher property taxes for those that live in small municipalities who already receive minimal state aid.
"I intend to work with my colleagues to identify more cuts to the state budget, including additional layoffs and steeper reductions in state operations, in order to restore the $168 million for property tax relief," Sarlo said. "We need to reduce the size of state government."
"It's kind of hypocritical to be sending money to smaller towns to pump up schools and on the other hand take out municipal aid," Sarlo said. "That's not doing anything but netting out to zero. The loser is the taxpayers. It's smoke and mirrors."
The full Star Ledger article may be found HERE.
"I intend to work with my colleagues to identify more cuts to the state budget, including additional layoffs and steeper reductions in state operations, in order to restore the $168 million for property tax relief," Sarlo said. "We need to reduce the size of state government."
"It's kind of hypocritical to be sending money to smaller towns to pump up schools and on the other hand take out municipal aid," Sarlo said. "That's not doing anything but netting out to zero. The loser is the taxpayers. It's smoke and mirrors."
The full Star Ledger article may be found HERE.
Labels: Property Tax Reform
