{"id":79348,"date":"2017-03-31T21:34:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T01:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79348"},"modified":"2017-03-30T20:43:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T00:43:13","slug":"brindisi-says-assembly-budget-reduces-tax-burden-for-working-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79348","title":{"rendered":"Brindisi says Assembly budget reduces tax burden for working families"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Budget Increases School Aid and Begins a Phase-in of the Foundation Aid the State\u2019s Struggling School Districts Need to Provide a Good Education<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Brindisi: \u201cThis spending plan will help millions of New Yorkers, by creating a fairer tax structure, and helping boost wages for many New Yorker health care workers\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi says the State Assembly\u2019s proposed \u2018Families First\u2019 Budget will make much needed changes to the state\u2019s tax structure benefitting working families, while at the same time helping boost wages for many of New York\u2019s direct care workers.\u00a0 The $153.8 billion spending plan for 2017-2018 also expands the Tuition Assistance Program, making college more affordable for New York families.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis spending plan will help millions of New Yorkers, by making much-needed changes to the tax structure; boosting wages for many direct care workers, and making the goal of a college education more attainable for middle and low-income families.\u00a0 We are also continuing the Assembly\u2019s commitment to helping improve services to veterans and the elderly, as well as providing a much-needed increase to help communities make repairs to roads and bridges,\u201d Brindisi said.<\/p>\n

Brindisi says the Assembly\u2019s 2017-2018 spending plan:<\/p>\n