Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. of the 9th Legislative District is calling for the state’s “energy sales tax windfall” to be returned to ratepayers to help New Jersey residents who are struggling with increasing energy bills. Amato said earlier this month that the Fiscal Year 2026 budget hearing revealed the state will see an $85 million revenue windfall because of a 20% increase in electricity bills.
According to N.J. Senate Republicans, the BPU “announced that electricity rates will increase between 17.2% and 20.2%…
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