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City Transfers More Tax Burden to Philly Schools, Maintaining Overall Rate Unchanged

Official:Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the City, and Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the School District of Philadelphia, by shifting an additional portion of the real estate tax from the City to the School District of Philadelphia, without changing the overall combined rate of the City and School District real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez

Introduced: February 27, 2014

: Committee of the Whole

housing school district taxation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 shifts a portion of Philadelphia's real estate tax from the city to the School District of Philadelphia without changing the overall tax rate.