NY Dem: $3 delivery surcharge on every 'nonessential' delivery from online purchases

[Counselor706]

A New York lawmaker has proposed enacting a $3 surcharge on every "nonessential" package that is delivered via an online purchase in New York City, already one of the most taxed cities in the United States.

The new tax would alleviate financial constraints of the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority, which has forecasted a budget shortfall of more than $16 billion through 2024.

According to New York Assemblyman Robert Carroll, a Democrat, enacting a $3 surcharge on package deliveries from online purchases would raise more than $1 billion per year, considering that an estimated 1.8 million packages are delivered daily in the Big Apple.

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[CornusKousa]

I'm sure their residents will be thrilled to be paying that.