ADOPTED

Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to change the state Constitution so commercial and residential properties could have different real estate tax rates. The proposal would use a higher commercial property tax rate to fund faster reductions in the wage and business taxes, affecting commercial property owners, businesses, workers, and Philadelphia residents subject to those taxes; it does not itself change the tax rates.

Urging the General Assembly to modify the uniformity clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution to allow for a differential real estate tax rate between commercial and residential properties to fund the accelerated reduction of wage and business taxes to foster the growth of Philadelphia's job and tax base.