A proposed 30% tax increase is officially on the table for the Pittsburgh City Council.

It's projected that the current budget is $30 million short, and city council members say this is needed to keep the city running. Councilmember Barb Warwick introduced the tax increase proposal, saying said after months of budget hearings that this was the only option left.

"I want to continue providing the quality service levels that we are providing now, and I want to improve on the places where service levels need to improve," Warwick said.

She expects this increase would bring in $41 million, covering the shortfall. It comes at a time when Pittsburgh homeowners are threatened with a tax increase from Pittsburgh Public Schools, and saw taxes in Allegheny County go up 36%. About 20% of the city

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