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Zohran Mamdani: “We put forward a small business proposal where we would cut…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Zohran Mamdani Discusses Mayoral Campaign and Policies on The Breakfast Club

Published | Video Starts at 16:12

But I think to your point, small businesses. Small businesses are struggling in New York City. They employ a majority of all New Yorkers who are working in the private sector. We put forward a small business proposal where we would cut fines and fees for those businesses by 50% across the board. And we would do that because, you know, the city has $113 billion budget. It is not funded through these fines and fees. (16:12–16:20)

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