Aide says Rendell Can't Change Tax-Cut Deadline
March 11, 2010 8:43 AM
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A spokesman for Governor Ed Rendell says his hands are tied when it comes to giving homeowners more time to apply for residential property tax cuts financed by taxes on slot-machine gambling.
Rendell spokesman Gary Tuma said Wednesday the March 1st deadline is set by law and cannot be unilaterally changed by the governor.
Tuma said Rendell also has no direct control over the counties which administer the homestead-exclusion program. Earlier Wednesday, state Auditor General Jack Wagner urged Rendell to issue an executive order extending the deadline to April 15th to help homeowners confused by the 2-year-old program.
Wagner is one of four candidates for the Democratic nomination.
A spokesman for Governor Ed Rendell says his hands are tied when it comes to giving homeowners more time to apply for residential property tax cuts financed by taxes on slot-machine gambling.
Rendell spokesman Gary Tuma said Wednesday the March 1st deadline is set by law and cannot be unilaterally changed by the governor.
Tuma said Rendell also has no direct control over the counties which administer the homestead-exclusion program. Earlier Wednesday, state Auditor General Jack Wagner urged Rendell to issue an executive order extending the deadline to April 15th to help homeowners confused by the 2-year-old program.
Wagner is one of four candidates for the Democratic nomination.
