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Ny mayor ten thousand more layoffs { April 15 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/politics/nyc-budge0416,0,1854882.story?coll=nyc-topheadlines-left http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/politics/nyc-budge0416,0,1854882.story?coll=nyc-topheadlines-left Mayor: Up to 10,000 More Layoffs Possible The Associated Press April 15, 2003, 1:11 PM EDT A "doomsday" contingency budget would force the additional layoffs of up to 10,000 city employees and close 30 to 40 more firehouses, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. But Bloomberg said he remained hopeful the city would get financial aid from state lawmakers in Albany and concessions from labor leaders that would prevent the "devastating" cuts contained in the contingency plan from taking place. "In the end, it is Albany and the labor unions that we have to depend on," Bloomberg said as he outlined plans for the 2003-04 city budget. The contingency plan calls for about $1 billion in cuts. Those cost-saving measures would be on top of $600 million in cuts that are already part of the budget. Those cuts include the closing of eight firehouses and the layoffs of roughly 5,000 city workers. Bloomberg reiterated his call for a reinstitution of the commuter tax on those who come into the city for work. "The state of New York taxes everybody equally if they work in New York state, no matter where they live. They do it already," he said. "What we want to do is simply say, 'Fairness says if you work in a place you can be taxed.' ... This is not a new concept." Bloomberg said he hopes a commuter tax would bring in $1.4 billion for the city.

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