New Hampshire: The Real Facts

State lawmaker proposes tax cap for Londonderry. Several other NH Communities considering similar requests.

LONDONDERRY — Londonderry residents could soon join Derry and a handful of other New Hampshire communities that set a limit on local tax increases.

Rep. Al Baldasaro, R-Londonderry, has sent a citizen's petition to Town Hall asking town officials to put the question on the November ballot. If his petition makes it to the ballot and voters pass it, the next town budget would be tied to the Consumer Price Index, long used as a measure of inflation.

The tax cap is not a new idea, according to Manchester's Mike Biundo, president of the New Hampshire Tax Advantage Coalition.

Will/can Keene be next?

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