Mayor Jim Kenney Releases Revised City Budget Calling For Increased Taxes, Layoffs

Matt Petrillo reports.

CASES OF COVID-19, 154 PEOPLEPASSED AFTER CONTRACTING THEVIRUS.IN PHILADELPHIA MAYOR JIMKENNEY RELEASED A VIDEOADDRESS OF HIS BUDGET TAKINGINTO ACCOUNT THE EFFECTS OFTHE PANDEMIC.IT INCLUDES NEW TAXES,LAYOFFS, AND ENCLOSED CITYPOOLS."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO'S ATPHILADELPHIA CITY HALL.REPORTER: CALLING THEBUDGET BEAR BONES,PHILADELPHIA MAYOR JIM KENNEYSAYS THAT THE STAY AT HOMEORDER THAT IS STILL IN EASTAFFECT IS LEADING TO A BIGLOSS IN TAX COLLECTION AND ABUDGET HOLE OF NEARLY 650MILLION-DOLLAR.WE WANT TO MAKE DIFFICULTDECISION TOSS CLOSE THIS HUGEGAP.REPORTER: MAYOR KENNEY'SNEWLY PROPOSED BUDGET FORAMERICA'S LARGEST POOR CITYINCLUDES REDUCING OVERTIME,LAYING OFF HUNDREDS OF WORKERSAND NONUNION WORKERS MAKINGMORE THAN $35,000 A YEAR WILLHAVE PAY CUTS, FROM ONE TO7 PERCENT.CITY WIDE, STREETS SWEEPING,THAT IS WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGINTHIS YEAR WILL NO LOANINGHAPPEN.I CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY INEVER FACED AS DIFFICULT INFACT AS PAINFUL A PERIOD ASTHE ONE WE FINE OURSELF TODAY.REPORTER: KENNEY'SPROPOSING INCREASE TOSSPROPERTY TAXES, PARKING TAXAND NONRESIDENT WAGE TAX.THAT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITHSOME COUNCIL MEMBERS.I THINK IT IS NECESSARYTHAT WE LOOK THROUGH THE