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City Council Proposes Steep Hike in Real Estate Taxes to Fund City Services and Schools This Year

Official:Amending Chapters 19-1300 and 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, respectively, “Real Estate Taxes” and “School Tax Authorization,” by establishing a tax rate for City real estate tax and authorizing and establishing a tax rate for School District real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Gym

Introduced: June 9, 2022

finance taxation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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.

That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.

Plain-Language Summary

This bill sets new tax rates for city and school district real estate taxes. The city tax rate will be 0.5719% (57.19 cents per $100) for tax year 2023 and after. The school tax rate will be 0.8279% (82.79 cents per $100) for tax year 2023 and after.

What This Bill Does

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The city real estate tax rate will be 0.5719% (57.19 cents per $100) for tax year 2023 and after.
The school district real estate tax rate will be 0.8279% (82.79 cents per $100) for tax year 2023 and after.
The tax rates will apply to tax year 2023 and all subsequent tax years.
The bill does not mention any new funding or revenue streams, but it will affect property owners who pay real estate taxes in Philadelphia.