MTA honcho quiet on plan to fill $33B budget hole — but outside group pitches longshot taxes, fees

The MTA chief declined to share ideas Thursday on how to plug the agency’s $35-billion budget hole, but suggestions from outside groups include taxing deliveries in the Big Apple. MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Leiber spoke to lawmakers in Albany to defend the agency’s $68 billion five-year capital plan which won’t come to fruition without...

Feb 7, 2025 - 00:55
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MTA honcho quiet on plan to fill $33B budget hole — but outside group pitches longshot taxes, fees
The MTA chief declined to share ideas Thursday on how to plug the agency’s $35-billion budget hole, but suggestions from outside groups include taxing deliveries in the Big Apple. MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Leiber spoke to lawmakers in Albany to defend the agency’s $68 billion five-year capital plan which won’t come to fruition without...