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Astorino Budget Costing Westchester Taxpayers Money

Astorino lies About o Dollar increases to the County budget.

Rob Astorino is borrowing money to pay for current expenses.  This will cost taxpayers more money in the future when we have to pay off bonds.  Westchester County is borrowing money to pay for Tax Certiari claims.  These are current expenses and should be paid for in the current budget instead of paying for them with borrowed money in the form of bonds.

Astorino is also borrowing money to pay for pension costs which should also be paid for in the current budget.  His claim of keeping the budget at a $0 increase will come back to haunt us in the form of higher budgets in the future when we have to pay off these loans.

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