A state official has put in writing that the introduced 15.5 percent tax hike that accompanies Jersey City’s preliminary $886,546,594.16 municipal budget is non-negotiable. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “I would like to reiterate that DLGS [Department of Local Government Services] will not a pprove a local purpose tax levy lower than $457,972,500, which is a […] The post State official says Jersey City’s 15% tax hike is non-negotiable for this budget appeared first on Hudson County View. ...read more read less