Mayor Ed Gainey's administration is set to release its final preliminary budget proposal on Tuesday.

Amid concerns over the city's aging fleet of vehicles and drastic understaffing resulting in burnout and runaway overtime, it appears the mayor will not be asking for a tax increase.

But Pittsburgh City Councilman Bobby Wilson voiced concerns on Monday that the administration won't go far enough in addressing the city's budget crunch . On top of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling last week that Pittsburgh's so-called " jock tax " is unconstitutional, the city also faces the end of federal COVID-19 relief funding and a drop in tax assessments on Downtown buildings.

Still, the city apparently believes a tax increase won't be necessary . The city will try to scrape together

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