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Council pressed on $48 million ride‑share tax proposal as stopgap for School District deficit
Summary
Council members and the administration debated a proposed $1 ride‑share tax estimated to generate about $48 million per year for the School District; questions focused on why the administration first proposed a smaller levy, the timing of conversations with the district and what immediate operational impacts the revenue would have.
Administration and council members debated proposals to raise a local transportation network company (ride‑share) tax to provide recurring support for the School District of Philadelphia. The administration said an initial 20‑cent proposal would have yielded roughly $9.6 million a year; after the district reported a much larger near‑term deficit the administration proposed increasing the levy to $1 to generate approximately $48 million annually.
Council members pressed whether the…
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