Real estate taxes go up nearly 9% in Berks after commissioners approve budget
It is the first tax increase in six years.
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It is the first tax increase in six years.
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READING, Pa. â The Berks County commissioners on Thursday adopted the 2021 budget, which keeps taxes at the current level. Robert Patrizio, the county's chief financial officer, presented an updated budget from the original draft presented in November. The revised budget is a total $566.7 million spending plan, which is an increase of $18.4 million over the November numbers. But Patrizio explained the increases in expenses are basically equal to increases in projected revenues as a result of grants and state/federal funding. The changes, therefore, made a zero impact on the bottom line o...