芝加哥28名市议员联名称市长2027财年预算票数不够 缺口8.82亿美元
芝加哥市长布兰登·约翰逊提出的2027财年预算案11月10日遭到市议会内多数议员的公开反对。28名市议员组成的“预算问责联盟”当天致信约翰逊，明确表示这份预算案目前没有获得通过所需的26票，必须作出重大修改。联名信指出，预算案要填补约8.82亿美元的缺口，却大量依赖一次性收入和举债，而非可持续的收入来源。议员们反对的核心内容包括：向雇员超过125人的企业按每名雇员每月25美元收费，以及将个人财产租赁交易税从15%提高到20%，增幅达三分之一。议员们还指出，市监察长此前发现芝加哥市被拖欠的款项超过81亿美元，市主计长估计其中约30亿美元可以追回或发生在过去七年内，市政府应先追讨欠款再向企业和居民加税。根据市政规定，芝加哥须在51天内通过新财年预算。市长办公室尚未就联名信作出回应。
28 Chicago Aldermen Tell Mayor Johnson His 2027 Budget Lacks the Votes, Citing an $882 Million Gap
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed fiscal 2027 budget drew public opposition from a majority of the City Council on November 10. A coalition of 28 aldermen, calling itself the Budget Accountability Coalition, wrote to Johnson the same day saying the budget does not currently have the 26 votes needed to pass and must be substantially revised. The letter says the plan relies heavily on one-time revenue and borrowing, rather than sustainable revenue sources, to close a gap of about $882 million. The aldermen’s core objections include a proposed charge of $25 per employee per month on companies with more than 125 workers, and raising the personal property lease transaction tax from 15 percent to 20 percent, an increase of one third. They also noted that the city inspector general previously found Chicago is owed more than $8.1 billion, and the city comptroller estimates about $3 billion of that is collectible or was incurred within the past seven years, arguing the city should collect what it is owed before raising taxes on businesses and residents. Under city rules, Chicago must pass a new fiscal-year budget within 51 days. The mayor’s office has not yet responded to the letter.
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