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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Nutter Budget Not Counting On Casino Cash

Mayor Nutter, briefing reporters today on his new city budget, said he decided against counting money expected this year from Harrisburg from taxes on seven casinos across the state.

"We know it's out there," Nutter said. "It's not in our pocket so we're not counting it."

Casino taxes are expected to fund property tax rebates for Pennsylvania residents this summer. In Philadelphia, the money will be used instead for local wage tax reductions.

Philadelphia is expected to receive $94.8 million in casino taxes in the first year. The goal is to use the money to reduce the resident wage tax from 4.169 percent to 3.91 percent and the non-resident wage tax from 3.685 percent to 3.48 percent.

That would be on top of wage tax reductions Nutter has forecast in his five-year plan.
Posted by Chris Brennan @ 5:31 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:34 PM, 02/15/2008
    he ignors the charter by overpaying his police commissioner and managing director. now he excludes almost $100 million from his budget. am i supposed to trust this guy?? seems like the same old politics, just a nicer guy delivering the news.
    — LOOKOUT


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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics ­– which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002 and has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. After covering the 2007 mayoral election, she moved over to the City Hall bureau where she has been reporting on the Nutter administration.
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans.
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