City wants new tax on colleges, hospitals

Source: pbn.com Posted By: Bill 5447 days ago

PROVIDENCE — R.I. House Majority Leader Gordon Fox today plans to introduce a bill crafted by Mayor David N. Cicilline’s administration that would authorize new local taxes on private colleges, universities and hospitals.

Cicilline, Fox, D-Providence, and R.I. Sen. Maryellen Goodwin, D-Providence, announced the proposal at a press conference on Wednesday at Providence City Hall. They said the new assessments on Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital and other tax-exempt institutions are necessary....

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