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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Lisa Bennington |
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Allegheny County to see property tax cuts by summer
HARRISBURG, May 1 – State Rep. Lisa Bennington, D-Allegheny, today announced that homeowners in Allegheny County can expect to see a reduction in their property tax bills starting this summer.
More than $613 million in slots proceeds is now in the state’s Property Tax Relief Fund, which will bring school property tax relief to more than 3 million Pennsylvania homeowners this summer. The Pennsylvania Department of Education released information today outlining the amount of property tax relief homeowners will begin receiving this summer, based on the school district in which they live.
Bennington said the threshold needed to trigger the distribution of slots revenue from Pennsylvania’s casinos was exceeded this spring, which will allow for the tax relief by summer. School districts will receive the slots money from the state and will use it to adjust homeowners’ property tax bills.
"This is money promised to taxpayers with the passage of Special Session Act 1 of 2006," Bennington said. "I’m glad the families in my district will experience a reduction in tax burden, especially in light of the economic slump we are experiencing throughout the country."
According to department estimates, the first round of property tax relief per household for homeowners in Bennington’s district is as follows: Fox Chapel Area School District, $192; North Hills School District, $128; Pittsburgh School District, $281; and Shaler Area School District, $169.
For a complete list of property tax relief payouts by district, please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Education Web site at www.pde.state.pa.us/proptax.
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