Democrats plan advanced 2016 pension payment of $300 million
The Legislature's two top leaders say they plan to use stronger-than-expected June tax collections to make a $300 million payment to the state's public pension. Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly
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Jun 23, 2015, 3:24 AM
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Updated 3,237 days ago
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The Legislature's two top leaders say they plan to use stronger-than-expected June tax collections to make a $300 million payment to the state's public pension.
Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto said Monday in a statement they plan to apply payment to the fiscal year 2016 payment. The new year begins July 1.
They say the payment will be in addition to a last-minute $212 million payment Gov. Chris Christie recently identified based on strong revenues.
Christie and Democrats disagree over how much to pay into the pension. Christie has proposed a $1.3 billion payment. Democrats have said they plan to pay the $3.1 billion called for in a 2011 law.
They have said they plan to propose some tax hikes to make up the difference.
