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[quote=Anonymous]https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-council-final-vote-fiscal-year-2026-operating-budget-raise-income-tax-proposal-hike-approve-billion-taxpayers-oppose-anxiety-residents-cost-families-financial-uncertainty-economic-federal-workers-layoffs-fund-school-fire-department

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"...members unanimously voted against the plan to increase the income tax, which Elrich estimated would raise $70 to $80 million and help fund the school system.

7News spoke to council members and the president of the Montgomery County Taxpayers League before the vote to find out why they opposed the tax increase.

“This is not the time, with all the anxiety residents are facing, to increase the cost burdens on them. With all the financial uncertainty, with all of the economic anxiety,” Councilmember Andrew Friedson said.

“Does it bother me? Absolutely. Especially knowing the number of federal employees and or federal workers who work in and out of our county. A retroactive income tax going back to the start of this tax year would affect those who may be getting paid through September but are no longer employed," said Councilmember Dawn Luedtke.
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To help meet the school system's $3.6 billion budget request, the council decided to take $50 million from a retiree health benefit trust fund."[/quote]

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