Removes emergency medical services from the limit on real property tax levies by local governments

Removes expenditures for emergency medical services from the limit on real property tax levies by local governments.

VETO MESSAGE - No. 121 TO THE ASSEMBLY: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bill: Assembly Bill Number 2177-A, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to removing emergency medical services from the limit on real property tax levies by local governments" NOT APPROVED This bill would exclude the costs of Emergency Medical Services from the calculation of the limit upon municipal property tax levy increases imposed by the General Municipal Law. The property tax cap, enacted in 2011, restricts the annual increase in local property tax levies by local governments and school districts to two percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. The tax cap has been effective in limiting local property tax growth, resulting in considerable savings for taxpayers. This bill, as written, could lead to substantially higher property taxes imposed on ...