PUBLISHED 5:28 AM ET Feb. 10, 2021
PUBLISHED February 10, 2021 @5:28 AM
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A progressive-leaning think tank on Wednesday is set to release its budget and fiscal outlook for New York as the state's finances have been stress test by the COVID-19 pandemic and amid an ongoing debate over raising taxes on wealthy residents.
The Fiscal Policy Institute's annual report backed a variety of new and increased taxes on upper income earners and businesses, including an unearned income surcharge, a corporate tax surcharge, a Global Intangible Low-Tax Income, a pied-a-terre or second home tax and a stock transfer tax.
New York is seeking $15 billion from the federal government to shore up revenue lost during the pandemic.