A poll released Tuesday by the Empire Center for Public Policy found that 64% of registered New York voters support eliminating the state income tax, according to the organization.
The survey’s release followed Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to effectively eliminate income taxes for most New Yorkers. Empire Center President Zilvinas Silenas said voters want lower taxes and contrasted New York with Florida. The report said Florida is among nine states without a state income tax and described New York as having the highest combined state and local tax burden in the United States. The excerpts did not provide the poll’s sample size, methodology or margin of error.