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Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino proposes a $722 million budget with a higher sales tax
Dutchess's 2027 plan by the numbers
- $722 million
- in proposed 2027 spending
- 4.5%
- drop in the property tax rate
- $28.5 million
- drawn from general fund reserves
- 4%
- proposed county sales tax, up from 3.75%
If you pay Dutchess County taxes, here's the 2027 plan. County Executive Sue Serino presented her "no-frills" budget on Oct. 30 in Poughkeepsie. She said it has "no cuts to services and no layoffs" while it closes a projected $90 million deficit.
The county sales tax would rise from 3.75% to 4% in June 2027 if the Legislature and state approve it. That would add $9.3 million.
- Property tax rate: $2.02 per $1,000, down from $2.11
- Property tax levy: up 3.5%, to an expected $109 million
- Community Benefit Fund draw: $3.7 million
- Clothing and footwear under $110 stay exempt from sales tax
Serino also touted a $20 million state grant for a pilot of the state's First 3 childcare program. It would add space for about 1,000 infants and toddlers in 2027, she said. A shelter is scheduled to open in Poughkeepsie in 2027 after years of delay.
Sales tax would bring in an expected $302 million
Source: Highlands Current
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Sales tax | $302 million |
| State funds | $156 million |
| Property tax levy | $109 million |
| Federal funds | $48 million |
| Hotel tax | $6.4 million |
