In Anne Arundel County, the property tax is on the chopping block. In Howard and Harford counties, the stormwater management fee — derided as the “rain tax” — is being targeted.
Even in cash-strapped Baltimore — where a Republican hasn’t been mayor since the 1960s — a new mayoral task force is studying possible tax cuts.
In the aftermath of Republican Larry Hogan’s victory in the governor’s race on an anti-tax message, fiscally conservative politicians from both parties see a carpe diem moment. With their colleagues who champion increased government services reeling, small-government advocates are pressing to cut taxes and fees.
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