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State caps tax levy increase at 1.8 percent
Jan 16, 2020 12:45 pm
WHEC-TV is reporting State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has announced the property tax levy will be capped at 1.81 percent this year, a decrease from 2 percent in effect for the last two years. DiNapoli lowered the potential increase based on a lower rate of inflation. School districts can still override the tax cap with 60 percent voter approval. The cap goes into effect in the new fiscal year, which begins on July 1. Read the full story at WHEC [dot] com.