Hall Monitor co-hosts Larry McGlynn and Denise Clay-Murray broke down Mayor Cherelle Parker’s new budget for Philadelphia, and especially its proposed new taxes, on the March 25, 2026 livestream.
That surprise new rideshare tax and other proposed taxes on retail delivery, hotels, and cell towers? The revenue they’re expected to generate almost equals the money the city lost when it cut wage and business taxes a few years ago, McGlynn points out.
But the money raised could provide more services for homeless people, Clay-Murray notes.
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