If No Cigarette Tax By Aug. 15, Phila. School District Says Layoffs Will Begin
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia’s schools superintendent says if
the state legislature doesn’t authorize a cigarette tax by the middle of
next month, he’ll begin sending out pink slips.
The state house reconvenes August 4th to consider an amendment-laden measure authorizing a cigarette tax to help
fund
Philadelphia schools. The district is losing an estimated $1.6 million
in revenue every week that tax is delayed. Superintendent William Hite
says time is running out.
“If in fact we don’t have a path forward by August 15th, is the
latest we could go, we would have to begin sending out layoff notices.
And those layoff notices would be based on whatever we have or do not
have at that period of time,” Hite said.
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