Politics & Government
Abinanti Announces Budget Victories for New York Libraries
Assemblyman Abinanti (D-Greenburgh/Mt. Pleasant) announced two major victories for public libraries in the 2015-16 State Budget
As the newly appointed Chair of the Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, Assemblyman Tom Abinanti (D-Greenburgh/Mt. Pleasant) announced two major victories for public libraries in the 2015-16 SFY Budget.
First, the budget achieved a major goal for libraries in the downstate region: starting January 1, 2016, downstate libraries will no longer be required to pay the MTA Commuter Tax applicable to employers in the MTA region. This puts libraries on equal footing with other local, public educational institutions.
Second, the budget includes $5 million in additional operating funds over last year’s budget, a funding increase of 6%.
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“I am very thankful to the Speaker, the Senate Majority Leader and the Governor for recognizing that these issues are important to the strengthening of our public libraries,” said Abinanti. “I will continue to advocate for the betterment of our libraries which are critical to our communities in so many ways.”
Abinanti recently announced these budget victories at a press conference at the New Rochelle Public Library in Westchester County.
