Mamdani claims whopping 9.5% NYC property hike will be ‘last resort’ as he unveils record $127B budget
Mayor Zohran Mamdani ’s pals in the state Legislature are pushing a bill to give him the power to slap a 25% tax liability“This legislation would authorize New York City to charge a surcharge on corporate taxes , allowing the city to increase its corporate taxes should the mayor and City Council deem this necessary and appropriate,” said Assemblywoman Diana Moreno and Sen.
Kristen Gonzalez in a memo summarizing their legislation.Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s democratic socialist allies in Albany are pushing a bill to allow him to impose a 25% tax liability surcharge on New York City corporations.Zohran Mamdani’s tax-hike demands: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 23, 2026“Revenues generated from a corporate tax could contribute to addressing the affordability crisis and strong public services for residents of the city,” the lawmakers said. But a summary of the bill does not specify how much the corporate tax hike would raise in revenue, stating it is “to be determined.” Mamdani said he prefers Gov. Kathy Hochul and the legislature raise the income tax on millionaires or the corporate tax rate toLuiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post “New York City is home to dozens of Fortune 500 companies. Yet, for corporations with over $5 million in annual profits, the corporate tax rate is only 7.25%, significantly lower than neighboring states like New Jersey, which is set at 11.5%,” the lawmakers said.The city’s top combined marginal corporate income tax rate — which includes other levies such as an MTA corporate surcharge — is already 17.44%, significantly higher than New Jersey, and would rise to 22.48% under Mamdani’s tax hike plan. “I don’t think the tax conversation is productive because we are going to be 100% higher than New Jersey if we take that proposal,” Steve Fulop, the new CEO of the Partnership for The City of New York, said last week on 77 WABC’s the “Cats Roundtable” program. “New Jersey’s current corporate tax rate is 11%. If we do what the mayor has recommended, will be at 22% – 100% over New Jersey,” he said during his appearance. “People don’t have to move to Texas or Florida. They can just move a mile away, which is a real risk for the economy here in New York. “People want to be in New York, but you have to have an economy that’s competitive. We’re getting close to a place that it isn’t,” he said. Meanwhile, the head of a government budget watchdog group said City Hall and Albany need to trim their big spending, not increase taxes.Mamdani has threatened to hike up property taxes if Albany doesn’t meet his demands to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations to fund his proposed city budget. “Raising taxes makes New York even more expensive for people we want to come and stay here, people whose taxes support our teachers, cops, libraries, health services and more of what we all need,” Citizens Budget Commission President Andrew Rein said last week. “New York and its localities are already top of the charts–collecting more taxes per person than anywhere else in the nation.” Hochul, a Democrat seeking re-election to a second four-year term, said she opposes any broad-based tax increases this year but there are questions if she’d bend to pressure from within her party’s ranksAustin bar shooter possibly motivated by Iran attacks, Quran found in car as FBI eyes terrorismPervy mayor's kids told cops that they caught her romping with teen boy at boozy pool partyBrit Awards 2026 red carpet: See all the celebrity looksUS UN Ambassador tells off Iran to his face at tense UN meeting Mayor Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist allies in Albany are pushing a bill to allow him to impose a 25% tax liability surcharge on New York City corporations.Mamdani has threatened to hike up property taxes if Albany doesn't meet his demands to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations to fund his proposed city budget.
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