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By DMUAdmin Jeff Van Drew News & Releases

15 Nov: Van Drew Bill Creating Task Force To Study Reduction In State Vehicle Fleet Advances

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to establish a task force to study the feasibility and cost benefit of reducing the number of vehicles in state government over five years was approved today by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee.

“With our state experiencing a challenging fiscal climate, it is incumbent upon us to continue to find cost-cutting initiatives within government. One way to do that is to look at the usage of taxpayer-funded vehicles by state employees and to ensure they are necessary to the jobs for which they are being utilized,” said Senator `Van Drew (D-Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland). “We should also be considering all options available to us to reduce costs, including vehicle sharing and leasing. This task force will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the state’s vehicle program to determine how best to reduce the cost of our operations.”

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By DMUAdmin Joseph Vitale News & Releases

21 Jun: Buono/Vitale Bill To Remove Sales Tax From Ymca, Other Nonprofits Receives Final Legislative Approval

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Barbara Buono and Joseph Vitale that would create several new exemptions in the sales tax, including dues and fees collected by nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA and parking charges collected by municipal and county controlled garages and lots, was given final approval by both houses of the Legislature today.

“When we passed the sales tax extension last year, it had been with the understanding that non-profits would remain exempt from its provisions,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. “We were looking to make sure the sales tax was applied in a fair and sensible manner, not to burden groups like the YMCA with new taxes.”

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05 Mar: Buono Bill To Remove Sales Tax From Ymca, Other Nonprofits Approved By Assembly Budget Panel

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Barbara Buono and Joseph Vitale that would create several new exemptions in the sales tax, including dues and fees collected by nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA and parking charges collected by municipal and county controlled garages and lots, was approved by the Senate today.

“At the end of the day, it’s up to the Legislature to ensure that sales tax is being applied in a fair and sensible manner,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. “It was never our intent for non-profit groups like the YMCA to be subject to a sales tax and it is proving to be a huge burden on these groups.”

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By DMUAdmin Joseph Vitale News & Releases

11 Dec: Buono/Vitale Bill To Remove Sales Tax From Ymca, Other Nonprofits Approved By Senate Budget Panel

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Barbara Buono and Joseph Vitale that would exempt nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA from having to collect sales taxes on membership fees was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today.

“It was never the intent of the Legislature that non-profit groups would ever have to collect sales taxes,” said Senator Buono, D-Middlesex. “We knew it would place a severe hardship on groups like the YMCA, which look to serve broad communities while keeping their membership fees as low as possible.”

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