Hochul unveils plans to station hundreds of NYPD in overnight subways
stuffed with handouts on Tuesday — but she’s already blaming the Trump’s administration if there are issues propping up the spending plan.
$800 million to expand the child tax credit. The credit would be expanded by up to $1,000 for kids under 4-years-old.Hochul’s budget office said the handouts are being paid for by around $5 billion in surpluses from higher-than-expected tax revenues — but critics warned the governor’s plan gorges on the extra cash for short-term initiatives to boost her 2026 reelection campaign.
Despite the warnings, Hochul’s plan anticipated $1.4 billion from an “MCO tax” on health insurance providers approved by the Biden administration that the governor’s team admitted could be axed under the Trump administration.Hochul preemptively blamed the Trump administration if the budget is unable to be balanced due to lack of federal government support.
“Job growth is leveling off? … Yeah, I’m not seeing that.” Hochul questioned when asked by The Post about the concerns noted by her budget wonks.Her budget director, Blake Washington, chimed in to walk back their comments.
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