Why Josh Gottheimer is pushing back on NJ's World Cup sales tax hike

The World Cup Is Coming. So Is A New Kind Of Tax.

When governments host global events, they tend to make the same promise: the world will come, and the economics will work. FIFA World Cup 26 is testing that assumption in real time. In New Jersey, a dispute is unfolding over a proposed set of tax increases tied to the matches at MetLife Stadium. The plan would raise the sales tax in the Meadowlands district to 9.625%, add a 2.5% hotel surcharge, and impose transportation-related fees during a fi…

Rep. Josh Gottheimer urges against World Cup sales tax hike

Rep. Josh Gottheimer says the proposal to raise taxes and create new fees in the Meadowlands would punish local residents who are already stretched too thin. (Photo by Danielle Richards/New Jersey Monitor)Rep. Josh Gottheimer urged Gov. Mikie Sherrill and legislative leaders against a plan that would create new fees and temporarily raise sales tax rates in the Meadowlands in a bid to win state revenue from World Cup matches there this summer. Go…

Why Josh Gottheimer is pushing back on NJ's World Cup sales tax hike

Rep. Josh Gottheimer is pushing back on pending legislation that would hike some sales taxes in the Meadowlands area during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.