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THE GOVERNOR'S PROPERTY TAX FAILURE The governor's property tax failure: · New Jersey property taxes increased 4.1 percent in 2010. · This is the highest increase since 2007. · The average property tax bill is now $7,576. · The 2010 increase represented a nearly $1 billion jump in the overall property tax levy - from $24 billion to $25 billion. · This increase comes after the governor cut school aid by $1 billion and municipal aid by $446 million. · This is a direct link to the data: http://www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/taxes/10_data/10taxsummary.htm · This governor just delivered the highest property tax increase in four years. · He alone is responsible for that through his own policies. · It's worth noting that this increase doesn't even show the impact of the Christie school activity taxes imposed on children and parents throughout our state just to join after-school activities. · The governor has failed to make true property tax relief for working class New Jerseyans a priority and we're starting to see the damage. · Gov. Christie is simply making matters worse with his anti-working-class policies. · His vetoes of civil service and sick leave payout restrictions call into question his commitment to reform. · The 2010 property tax increase had nothing to do with the so-called tool kit. · The 2 key tool kit items - the 2 percent cap and arbitration reform - take effect this year and were, by the way, approved as Democratic compromises. |
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