D.C. Council Votes Down 2 Proposed Tax Hikes
(Washington Examiner) — The D.C. Council on Tuesday considered two tax increase proposals, then voted them down 8-5. Mayor-elect Vince Gray made clear in an emotional speech that he would not support a tax hike in this budget gap-closing, although he left the door open for a tax hike in next year’s budget when he’s officially mayor. “We’re pretending the Grim Reaper is not at the door,” Gray said in appealing for the cuts and furloughs he has proposed. “The Grim Reaper is at the door.” The council has not yet voted on the budget cuts Gray has proposed, among them a 20 percent reduction to a program that gives funding to the city’s poorest families. The cut would apply for each of the next five years until the program ends.
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