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Judge Allows Scranton to Continue to Triple Tax

SCRANTON — A judge ruled today that the Electric City can continue to take triple the local service tax from workers’ paychecks. The $156 a year tax...

SCRANTON -- A judge ruled today that the Electric City can continue to take triple the local service tax from workers' paychecks.

The $156 a year tax in Scranton generates about $5 million dollars a year for the financially troubled city.

About 30,000 people pay the tax in Lackawanna County.

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