Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is urging the D.C. Council to reconsider its vote last week to raise income taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents, though council members on both sides of the issue say options to reverse the decision are limited.
Bowser, who frequently weighs in on proposals by the city’s legislature, did not offer public comment after the council on July 20 decided in an 8-5 vote to raise taxes on residents making more than $250,000 annually. Opponents on the council said the process felt rushed and not necessary because the city is getting $2.3 billion in federal pandemic relief funds over the next several years.
But in a statement sent to The Washington Post late last week, Bowser’s office asked council members to “reconsider” the tax hike ahead of final votes on the city’s budget next month.
