康涅狄格州布里奇波特市长加尼姆提出扩大长者房产税减免：按家庭收入分三档、最高1500美元，全市减免逾200万美元，提案已送市议会
康涅狄格州布里奇波特市市长加尼姆 11 月 13 日宣布一项扩大长者房产税减免的提案，提案已送至市议会条例委员会审议。
按提案，减免按家庭收入分三档：家庭收入 1 美元至 3 万美元者减免 1500 美元，30001 美元至 5 万美元者减免 1000 美元，50001 美元至 7.5 万美元者减免 500 美元。
市政府预计，这项提案将为全市长者提供逾 200 万美元的针对性减免。
提案还将取消该减免计划的援助总额上限。
加尼姆在市政府发布中就提案发表了表述。市议会主席艾迪·涅韦斯与市议员欧内斯特·牛顿也在发布中发表了表述。
英文全文：
（来源：布里奇波特市政府）
Bridgeport, Connecticut: Mayor Ganim Proposes Expanded Property Tax Relief for Seniors, With Three Income Tiers Topping Out at 1,500 Dollars and More Than 2 Million Dollars of Relief Citywide, Sent to the City Council
Mayor Ganim of Bridgeport, Connecticut, on November 13 announced a proposal to expand property tax relief for seniors, which has been sent to the City Council Ordinance Committee.
Under the proposal, relief is set in three household income tiers: 1,500 dollars for incomes of 1 to 30,000 dollars, 1,000 dollars for incomes of 30,001 to 50,000 dollars, and 500 dollars for incomes of 50,001 to 75,000 dollars.
The city expects the proposal to provide more than 2 million dollars in targeted relief to seniors across the city.
The proposal would also eliminate the cap on total aid under the program.
Ganim was quoted on the proposal in the city release. Council President Aidee Nieves and Councilman Ernest Newton were also quoted in the release.
(Source: City of Bridgeport, Connecticut)
来源：布里奇波特市政府
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