Heather Briccetti, acting president and CEO of The Business Council at press conference to promote a property tax cap in New York

Business leaders from across the state joined with Senate and Assembly Republican leaders to urged the Assembly Majority to act on a meaningful property tax cap bill. The Senate overwhelmingly passed Governor Cuomo’s property tax cap legislation with bipartisan support earlier this year.

Heather Briccetti, Acting President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc., said: “Following an historic budget that put New York on the road to economic recovery, the next step in the fiscal reform agenda is to adopt the property tax cap already passed by the Senate. The Assembly must take action on this vital reform in this session. Enactment of the property tax cap will send a strong signal to business that New York is ready to grow and create private sector jobs.”

Senate and Assembly Republicans are offering the “Pass The Cap” petitions in their districts and online through their websites and Facebook pages. Taxpayers can also access the petition at PassTheTaxCap.com. The petition urges taxpayers to sign on to “help us send a loud and clear message to the Assembly that homeowners in our community want a cap on property taxes, and they want it now!”

The Business Council is also offering an e-advocacy campaign that allows the public to send a message to Speaker Silver and their local member of the Assembly telling them to enact a tax cap now!

If you would like to send a message click here.

To read more from other business leaders click here.