HARRISBURG- When taxes go up, usually those on fixed income are the ones most negatively affected. Seniors, those on disability, and others had felt the pinch of spiraling property tax rates, but they may not have to pay those rates in the future should a new Constitutional Amendment pass in Pennsylvania.
“It seems that nearly every year, property taxes go up and the bills get more difficult to pay for many families and especially older Pennsylvanians on a fixed income who are struggling to stay in their homes,” said Pennsylvania State Representative Robert Freeman.
“A property tax ‘circuit breaker’ would protect taxpayers from a property tax ‘overload’ just like an electric circuit breaker. A property tax circuit breaker would help stabilize neighborhoods and communities across the commonwealth. By reducing the tax burden, more Pennsylvanians could purchase and maintain family homes,” Freeman said…