Hitting New Yorkers In The Wallet

April

The state Legislature is expected to pass a 2008-09 budget today. Here’s some of the way you’ll be paying for their largess, which will be a $121.7 billion spending plan that increases spending by nearly 5 percent.

– $20 surcharge on most traffic violations. – $170 surcharge for driving while drunk or under the influence of drugs. – Increase in surcharge for being convicted from $250 to $300 for a felony, from $140 to $175 for misdemeanors and from $75 to $95 for violations. – Hike in maximum penalties for some violations of the public-health law from $2,000 to $10,000. – Additional $70 million tax on health insurers, to a total of $920 million. – A $300 fee for an application to apply pesticides extended for three years. – Additional $30 charge for driversâ€™ licenses and non-driver IDs that can be used to board airplanes and cross the Canadian border. – Increase in fee for criminal-history searches from $52 to $55.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 at 9:13 am by Joseph Spector.
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