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Council proposed new real estate tax rate for Philadelphia property owners, setting annual rate at $3.305.

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 Green

Introduced: May 6, 2010

: Committee of the Whole

finance 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 adjusts the real estate tax rate for Philadelphia property owners, setting a new rate of $3.305 for certain years based on collections and revenue projections.

What This Bill Does

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Revises the real estate tax rate to $3.305 for certain years (2008, 2013 and each year thereafter) based on specific conditions.
Sets a new tax rate of $3.305 for tax years 2011 and 2012, which is tied to tax revenue collections and revenue projections certified by the Finance Director.
Conditions the new tax rate on the outcome of the City's tax amnesty program, which must collect at least $25,000,000 in excess of expected collections.
Requires the Finance Director to certify tax revenue collections and projections to determine the tax rate for certain years.