What's happening
This bill extends Broome County’s authorization to impose an additional 1% sales tax through November 30, 2019.
Why it matters
Continued Revenue for Local Services. Extending Broome County’s ability to collect an extra 1% sales tax allows the county to maintain or potentially expand funding for essential local services, such as public safety, infrastructure, and social programs, without needing to raise property taxes.
Budget Stability and Planning. The extension provides Broome County officials with greater fiscal certainty and flexibility, making it easier to plan budgets and manage public projects over the next two years.
Impact on Residents and Shoppers. While this maintains the current sales tax rate, it means residents and visitors will continue to pay higher sales taxes in Broome County than in areas without the additional 1%, affecting the cost of purchases and possibly influencing shopping behavior.
Broader Implications for Local Tax Policy. These periodic extensions, which are common among New York counties, highlight ongoing debates about state vs. local tax authority and the balance between different forms of taxation to support government services.
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Extend Broome Sales Tax
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History
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- Referred to ways and means
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Broome Sales Tax Extension
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Fredrick J. Akshar II
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6250
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 1, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization of the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause 18 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 114 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(18) the county of Broome is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate which is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning March first, nineteen hundred ninety-four, and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [seventeen] nineteen;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08885-01-7
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