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NJ Lawmakers Offer New Budget Compromise

Senate President Steve Sweeney

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is reviewing a new proposal from Democratic legislative leaders hoping to end the impasse over enacting a new state budget.

Senate President Steve Sweeney says lawmakers are offering to extend a corporate business tax surcharge from two years to four, expand the sales tax to untaxed short-term rental properties, and increase the realty transfer tax on the sale of property worth more than a million dollars.

“We would love to work something out. This is our very best effort. These are things that we’ve resisted for years. But in an effort to compromise, we’re offering compromise.”

Murphy has insisted on sustainable long-term revenue sources to fund the budget. He wants to increase the tax on income over a million dollars and gradually increase the sales tax rate back to 7 percent.

Without a new budget deal by midnight Saturday, there could be a government shutdown that would close state parks and beaches ahead of the July 4th holiday.