Zohran Mamdani: “We laid clearly that on February 17, the date of the…”

“And so we are in the process of going through those reports, and we've shared publicly a number of the recommendations they put forward that we've already approved, and we're confident in continuing that process. And when it comes to the property taxes, We laid clearly that on February 17, the date of the preliminary budget, that [property tax] should be a prospect of last resort. The path that we should pursue here in our city to bridge this fiscal deficit is one that should be done by raising taxes on the wealthiest and the most profitable corporations and ending the gap.” (21:41–21:49)

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