NY Democrats scramble to fund MTA after congestion pricing delay, while Republicans call for full repeal

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NY Democrats scramble to fund MTA after congestion pricing delay, while Republicans call for full repeal
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Republicans are calling for congestion pricing to be fully repealed, while Democrats are scrambling to come up with other sources of revenue to fund the MTA.

Republicans in the New York State Senate are demanding that congestion pricing be fully repealed, rather than put on indefinite pause, as Governor Kathy Hochul did this week.Republican lawmakers say they're worried congestion pricing will come back after the election in November and that New Yorkers simply cannot afford it.

Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street would have had to pay tolls of around $15, depending on vehicle type, on top of tolls for entering the same area via certain bridges and tunnels.Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat who chairs a legislative finance committee, noted that the proposed business tax would eventually be passed down to workers and said she does not think her chamber would support such a proposal."Remember, payroll mobility taxes are actually taxes on the workers.

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