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Cuomo, New York State Lawmakers Head for Clash Over Tax Increase
Wall Street Journal
January 24, 2021
Reframing the tax debate with federal funding allows Mr. Cuomo to channel the ire of groups seeking more government spending from Albany to Washington. He can also disclaim responsibility if taxes eventually do rise.
Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan watchdog, said Mr. Cuomo could have plugged his budget hole without increasing taxes by, for example, reducing economic-development spending and trimming state aid to wealthy school districts.