1.18.17 - Cuomo’s ride-hailing proposal includes 5.5 percent tax
"Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to allow ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft outside of New York City includes a 5.5 percent tax on rides — the highest levy on such services anywhere in the country."
"Cuomo, a Democrat, included more than 70 pages of statutory language in a budget bill that touched on insurance, requirements for drivers and a new workers’ compensation fund. In speeches, the governor has said “upstate matters,” and cast the issue as one of regional fairness and economic development."
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