| ALBANY — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox today released the following statement in response to Zohran Mamdani and Albany Democrats’ proposal to slap a 25% “surcharge” on NYC businesses: “New York state already leads the nation in outmigration as the most taxed state in America. As New York bleeds, states and cities with no- or low-tax, business friendly environments are booming and building. Many large financial firms – the geese that have laid the golden egg for New York’s coffers – are expanding their footprints elsewhere – and taking their jobs with them. “We know Kathy Hochul is too weak to stand up to Zohran Mamdani. She has already said that she will support raising taxes on businesses, and after her blatant post-election flip-flop on congestion pricing in 2024, any promises she makes to the contrary are not worth the air into which they are uttered. “New Yorkers who want to fight back against Mamdani and his band of radicals have a real alternative: elect Bruce Blakeman Governor and vote for our pro-growth Republican candidates at all levels of government.” ### |
