Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Tax Protest Draws 4,500 to Statehouse
From Times staff and Wire reports
Thousands of residents gathered at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., to protest a new package of higher taxes, taunting Gov. James J. Florio and President Bush with chants of “Florio, Bush read our lips: No new taxes!” The villain for most of the estimated 4,500 protesters was Florio, the Democratic governor who proposed a higher and expanded sales tax, a higher income tax, and increased taxes on items such as cigarettes and liquor. All but the income tax took effect Sunday.
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