Cuomo, Legislature
Approve $102 Billion
F20 Budget Overnight
HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS
2% Tax Cap Permanent
School Aid Up $1 Billion
Plastic Bags Are Banned
Limousine Law Tougher
Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ALBANY – The state today has a 2019-2020 budget agreement that makes the 2 percent property tax cap permanent, and adds $1 billion to education funding.
Other notable components include tougher regulations on limos after the 20-fatality crash in Schoharie County, a ban plastic bags in supermarkets, public financing of elections and three hours off for all New Yorkers on Election Day so they can vote.
Governor Cuomo, who announced the agreement at 11:46 p.m. Saturday along with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, said it achieves his three non-negotiables: “the permanent property tax cap, criminal justice reform and an MTA overhaul including Central Business District Tolling.” The latter will require drivers to pay a congestion fee to enter Manhattan.
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