New Rochelle hotel tax passes Assembly
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This just in: The state Assembly today passed legislation that would allow New Rochelle to collect a room occupancy tax.
Slated at 3 percent, it is expected to raise anywhere from $200,000 — $300,000 for the Queen City of the Sound.
â€Å“It’s a revenue builder for New Rochelle that doesn’t cost (local) taxpayers,â€? Assemblyman George Latimer, D-Rye, said this afternoon from state Capitol. â€Å“Any money that offsets property taxes is a good thing. It’s a decent amount of revenue.â€?
Someone staying at a New Rochelle hotel, for say $150 a night, would pay $4.50 to the city.
â€Å“Generally, visitors aren’t rate sensitive,â€? he said. â€Å“It isn’t as painful.â€?
It passed 82-53, Latimer said. He co-sponsored the bill in the Assembly with Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale.
Before the city can start collecting a percentage of the room rate, the Senate must also pass the bill, which it has not yet done. State Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, D-Mamaroneck, sponsored the Senate version.
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Even when they try to tax everything that moves, they can’t do it right. This tax that won’t burden locals should bring in at least a million a year if it were at the normal rate.