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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh City Council approved a real estate tax hike of 20% yesterday in an effort to remedy a budget deficit of roughly $20 million. The council voted 6-2 to approve the tax increase in a rare weekend session. The $20% increase for taxes would be the first spike in taxes like this in over ten years. Council members passed a spending plan of over $693 million for the 2026 budget. Mayor Ed Gainey now has ten days to decide whether to veto, approve or take no action on the measure.