6 Tax Proposals from the 3rd Largest City.

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September 24, 2015

Mayor Emanual is proposing the following tax increases on Chicagoans:

A property-tax hike reaching $543 million over four years
$45 million in property taxes to pay for capital projects at Chicago Public Schools, or CPS
$62 million from a new garbage-collection fee
$60 million from new fees on taxis and ridesharing services, such as Uber and Lyft
$13 million from higher building-permit fees
$1 million from a tax on e-cigarettes

Americans for Tax Reform call it the largest tax increase in the city’s history.