The jokes write themselves 🤦♀️
Now we're getting a lecture from
@GovSherrillNJ about "junk fees."
Let's talk about some of New Jersey's greatest hits:
🔹 RGGI charges built into energy costs. 🔹 The Societal Benefits Charge added to every electric and gas bill. 🔹 Clean Energy Program surcharges added to utility bills. 🔹 A 5% State Occupancy Fee on hotel stays. 🔹 Up to an additional 3% municipal occupancy tax. 🔹 A $3 per night hotel surcharge in certain cities. 🔹 A 50¢ surcharge on every ride-share trip. 🔹 A $5 per day "Domestic Security Fee" on rental cars. 🔹 A $1.50 fee on every new tire sold. 🔹 Realty Transfer Fees when you sell your home.
The state literally puts a charge on your electric bill, your hotel bill, your Uber, your rental car, your tires, and your home sale... then here comes this one announcing she's cracking down on "hidden fees".
At this point, if it moves, gets rented, gets sold, gets driven, gets plugged in, or gets slept in, somebody in Trenton is trying to figure out how to slap a fee on it. The only thing standing between the Majority and a brand-new fee is a feasibility study, a task force, a consultant who consults four other consultants who consult seven more consultants, and three committee hearings.
@NJAssemblyGOP
Junk fees – those hidden charges companies sneak onto your bill – add up fast.
I just signed an Executive Order to reduce and eliminate these fees, and I’ll keep fighting to make life more affordable for New Jerseyans.