State lawmakers, wrangling with revenue shortages that closed schools early last year, passed a budget on Wednesday only after agreeing on an income tax surcharge.
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In January, the government introduced a 7 . 5 percent " solidarity " income tax surcharge to help cover the costs of reconstruction in Eastern Germany.
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He said that a temporary income tax surcharge on the wealthy or on corporate income would be a good choice, if a tax increase proved necessary.
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Vallone called for extending for three years the about-to-expire personal income tax surcharge, and using the $ 1 . 3 billion it raises for school construction.
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Vallone's recommendation to finance repairs and construction through an extension of the income tax surcharge went nowhere because the mayor had other plans for the money.
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When he last month yielded to FDP calls to cut an income tax surcharge next year, his hand was forced by a need to boost FDP support.
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Council Speaker Peter Vallone has proposed extending the city's 12.5 percent income tax surcharge, used to hire extra police officers, to pay for rebuilding the city's schools.
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Vallone said that he had also faced opposition five years ago, when he first proposed using a personal income tax surcharge to pay for Safe Streets, Safe City.
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"We will decide that in mid-December, " he said of the 7.5-percent income tax surcharge, in answer to a question as to whether the FDP had backed down.
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Recent FDP successes include lowering the " solidarity tax, " an income tax surcharge used to rebuild former communist East Germany, and extending Germany's highly regulated shopping hours.
