TRENTON — A new poll finds most New Jerseyans are skeptical that a 2 percent property tax cap will fix the underlying problems causing the nation's highest property taxes. The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll out Tuesday finds three-quarters of residents believe the state's tax problems will persist. Fifty-four percent of those polled say they would have...
Members on the Democratic side of the isle watch the tally board in the Assembly Chamber at the State House Monday afternoon.TRENTON — A new poll finds most New Jerseyans are skeptical that a 2 percent property tax cap will fix the underlying problems causing the nation's highest property taxes.
The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll out Tuesday finds three-quarters of residents believe the state's tax problems will persist.
Fifty-four percent of those polled say they would have preferred a 2.5 percent cap written into the Constitution as Gov. Chris Christie proposed.
Thirty-five percent prefer the compromise that caps property tax growth at 2 percent but allows exceptions for expenses such as employee pensions and health care costs.
The telephone poll of 801 New Jersey adults was conducted July 7-11 and has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
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