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Council Proposes Lower Real Estate Tax Rate Starting Next Year Under New Budget Rules

Official:Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by revising the real estate tax rate, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: March 25, 2010

: Committee of the Whole

finance housing taxation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes to change the real estate tax rate in Philadelphia. The new rates would be $3.305 for 2008 and later, except for years 2011-2015 when the rate could temporarily increase to $4.305 based on the city's budget needs.

What This Bill Does

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Revises the real estate tax rate in Philadelphia to $3.305 per $100 of assessed value for 2008 and later, except for years 2011-2015.
Temporarily increases the real estate tax rate to $4.305 per $100 of assessed value for years 2011-2015, based on the city's budget needs.
Requires City Council to consider revising the real estate tax rate prior to the start of each fiscal year ending in 2011-2015, in light of the city's budgetary needs.
Prescribes a real estate tax rate of $3.305 per $100 of assessed value for 2016 and later.