50-0 — City Council unanimously kills Mayor Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase
The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations to reduce or eliminate the property tax hike and replace it with a ...
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City Council Unanimously Rejects Mayor’s $300 Million Property Tax Hike Proposal
Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to ...
Alders unanimously reject mayor’s proposed $300M property tax hike
The city’s 50 alders on Thursday sent Mayor Brandon Johnson a strong message, unanimously rejecting a $300 million property ...
Money blog: Readers flood inbox after chef berates diners who order tap water - here's the best of your comments
Hundreds of you sent in your thoughts on a chef who went viral after berating customers who share courses - we've rounded up ...
Daywatch: Explore Chicago’s top workplaces
Good morning, Chicago. The Chicago Tribune’s 2024 Top Workplaces report is out. Nearly 160 companies made this year’s list, including a leading local pizza chain, a well-known electronics retailer and ...
Mayor’s budget plan rebuked by council
CITY HALL HOO-HA: In an extraordinary rebuke to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, even his allies joined in voting down his budget proposal — which included a $300 million property tax increase. The ...
Starmer promised to freeze council tax – then raised it by 5pc
The Government told councils this week that they could raise the levy by a maximum of 5pc in 2025-26, adding £110 a year to a ...
Editorial: Mayor Johnson’s property tax hike was defeated by a score of 50-0. Now the real work begins.
Time to start over on Chicago’s budget after the remarkable 50-0 City Council vote to kill Brandon Johnson’s $300 million ...
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Telford Borough Council advances 2025 budget with 5% tax increase
The Telford Borough Council Monday Nov. 11 approved the advertisement of the 2025 general fund budget with a 5% property tax ...
Council unanimously votes down Mayor Johnson's property tax proposal to address budget gap
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting ...
Keir Starmer to let council tax soar by £1.8bn whilst he enjoys one of UK’s lowest bills
John O'Connell of the Taxpayers' Alliance said it was "particularly shocking" that politicians including the PM were immune ...
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How Reeves’s stamp duty hike could slow house price growth, according to experts
First-time buyers in London and the South East will be hit hardest by stamp duty rises - but elsewhere they will have less of ...