LinkLinks DCist: D.C. Council Cuts Corporate Tax Breaks To Fund Affordable Housing, Violence Interruption, And Other Social Services By Editor On Jul 7, 2020 Last updated Jul 7, 2020 21 Share Against the backdrop of a pandemic that has laid bare the life-and-death consequences of racial and economic inequality in the District, the D.C. Council took its first budget vote on Tuesday. Much of the debate centered on whether to increase taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents and corporations in order to free up funds for affordable housing, violence interruption programs, school-based mental health, economic relief for undocumented workers, and other interventions that benefit the city’s poorest residents. 21 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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