PITTSBURGH —

A Pittsburgh city councilmember plans to propose a real estate tax increase for 2026.

The legislation could raise the tax millage by 30% if passed. Advertisement

Barb Warwick, representing the city’s District 5, told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4's Kalea Gunderson on Monday, the city needs revenue to offset a roughly $30 million budget deficit.

“This is not something that anyone wants to do, but I, I believe firmly that this is the responsible thing to do as the fiscal stewards of the city,” Warwick said.

Warwick is proposing a 30% increase in the real estate tax millage rate, from 8.08 mills to 10.48. That’s around $20 more a month, per $100,000 of property value.

“I don't know what younger people who are just buying homes are going to feel,” Rose Alvin said.

“It’s going

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