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Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his way to Rochester on Tuesday to talk about how economies in upstate New York "are roaring back to life" and how the state plans to keep "moving forward'' on the recently passed $153 billion budget.
New York state's governor, who is in his second term, said he came to share "a lot of good news," especially with residents who are members of the middle class.
"They are worried about our economic situation and their own economic future,'' Cuomo said during his speech at the Greater Rochester International Rochester Airport.
Brandon Muir, executive director of Reclaim New York, meanwhile said that the governor's good news is a mirage.
"Only in the governor’s own head does this budget do anything to provide real relief for our struggling families,'' Muir shared in a statement. "In just the last week, New York sank to 50th in taxes, and his economic development strategy was branded the most expensive, least effective in the nation.
“The reality is that Albany’s latest budget is uber expensive and built on broken promises. No middle-class tax relief and no property tax relief, while doubling down on slush funds and payoffs to companies, means taxpayers will continue to lose."
Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi later fired back at Reclaim New York.
"This is a right wing sham organization paid to lie about this budget, which cuts taxes for 320,000 middle class families in the Finger Lakes, empowers local governments to cut costs and lower property taxes once and for all and doubles the childcare tax credit."
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/04/11/cuomo-upstate-roaring-back-life/100324434/
New York state's governor, who is in his second term, said he came to share "a lot of good news," especially with residents who are members of the middle class.
"They are worried about our economic situation and their own economic future,'' Cuomo said during his speech at the Greater Rochester International Rochester Airport.
Brandon Muir, executive director of Reclaim New York, meanwhile said that the governor's good news is a mirage.
"Only in the governor’s own head does this budget do anything to provide real relief for our struggling families,'' Muir shared in a statement. "In just the last week, New York sank to 50th in taxes, and his economic development strategy was branded the most expensive, least effective in the nation.
“The reality is that Albany’s latest budget is uber expensive and built on broken promises. No middle-class tax relief and no property tax relief, while doubling down on slush funds and payoffs to companies, means taxpayers will continue to lose."
Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi later fired back at Reclaim New York.
"This is a right wing sham organization paid to lie about this budget, which cuts taxes for 320,000 middle class families in the Finger Lakes, empowers local governments to cut costs and lower property taxes once and for all and doubles the childcare tax credit."
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/04/11/cuomo-upstate-roaring-back-life/100324434/
