TRENTON — The state Senate on Monday will begin considering nearly three dozen bills designed to help towns, counties and school districts contain costs and hold property tax increases to 2 percent a year. Gov. Chris Christie announced the so-called "toolkit" measures in May after proposing a $29.4 billion budget that cut more than $800 million from schools. He also...
TRENTON — The state Senate on Monday will begin considering nearly three dozen bills designed to help towns, counties and school districts contain costs and hold property tax increases to 2 percent a year.
Gov. Chris Christie announced the so-called "toolkit" measures in May after proposing a $29.4 billion budget that cut more than $800 million from schools. He also suspended property tax rebates and trimmed or eliminated hundreds of programs for students, the disabled and businesses.
Christie said it's all part of his effort "to get New Jersey's governmental spending under control at every level.
New Jerseyans pay the highest property taxes in the country, averaging nearly $7,300 per household. The tax burden is often cited as a reason residents and businesses don't locate here, or why they leave.