2d list of firms behind on taxes

Mayor Nutter stepped up his campaign to shame delinquent taxpayers yesterday as his office published a second list of businesses that he claims owe the city money.

"We want our money. You owe it. Pay it," Nutter said at a City Hall news conference where the list was announced. Nutter published an initial list of tax-delinquent businesses in November. Since then, the city has collected $1.4 million in delinquent business-privilege taxes from firms on the list and has repayment agreements totaling another $1.4 million.

On Wednesday, the mayor held a news conference outside the office of a tax-delinquent law firm and got into a sidewalk confrontation with one of the firm's principals alleged to owe money. A list of delinquent taxpayers has been posted on the city Web site at www.phila.gov. - Patrick Kerkstra