Corzine is looking to close a budget gap estimated at $6 billion. Property tax rebates cost the state about $1.7 billion.
Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts Jr., D-Brooklawn, says cutting property tax relief should be a last resort in New Jersey, which has the highest property taxes in the nation.
On Tuesday, the governor proposed a two-day furlough for state workers to help close this year's budget deficit. He's warned of additional cuts next year, but declined to say specifically what would be cut.
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