Rep. Josh Gottheimer urges against World Cup sales tax hike

Rep. Josh Gottheimer says the proposal to raise taxes and create new fees in the Meadowlands would punish local residents who are already stretched too thin.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 475

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer urged Gov. Mikie Sherrill and legislative leaders against a plan that would create new fees and temporarily raise sales tax rates in the Meadowlands in a bid to win state revenue from World Cup matches there this summer.

Gottheimer (D-05) is the latest to come out against a proposal backed by the governor to create a 50-cent surcharge on ride-hailing trips to or from the roughly 30-square-mile Meadowlands District, …

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