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Pennsylvania Auditor General questions property tax increases for 12 school districts
Story by Kaylee Fuller • Yesterday 4:37 PMHARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — On Wednesday, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released an audit of 12 school districts across the commonwealth, uncovering a legal practice where districts are raising their local property taxes while holding millions of dollars in their General Funds.
"These districts represent a cross-section of Pennsylvania – from wealthier to poorer tax bases and urban, suburban, and rural communities," DeFoor said. "These districts have found a way to use the law to their advantage so they could always raise property taxes. It's basically a ‘shell game' that allowed these 12 school districts to collectively raise taxes 37 times during the four years we reviewed, which increased their respective General Fund accounts to $390 million.
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