Commission on State Debt recommends keeping state property taxes flat for fiscal 2023.

The Commission on State Debt today recommended a State property tax rate of 11.2 cents per $100 of assessed value on real property and 28.0 cents per $100 of assessed value on operating real property of public utilities for fiscal 2023. Those rates have been in place since 2007.

As an advisory board to the Board of Public Works, the Commission convenes annually to recommend a State tax rate on real and personal property. This tax rate must provide sufficient funds to meet debt service requirements (interest and principal) on outstanding general obligation bonds during the next fiscal year. These bonds finance capital improvements across Maryland, such as schools and roads.

The recommended rate requires approval from the Board of Public Works, which will vote on the 2023 State property tax rate at its next meeting on Wednesday, April 27.

The Board of Public Works — a three-member panel including Governor Larry Hogan, Comptroller Peter Franchot, and State Treasurer Dereck Davis — reviews projects, contracts, and expenditure plans for state agencies, many of which affect county governments.

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