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Yankee Stadium Subsidy Inventory

As of April 25, 2006

 

              

City Subsidies

(in millions, all figures are in present value)

Land/Infrastructure

$138.6[1]

Additional capital funds

$11.16[2]

Maintenance funds

$6.4[3]

Forgone property taxes

$83.8[4]

Forgone sales taxes

$10.5[5]

Rent rebates

$13.49[6]

Forgone mortgage recording tax

?

Tax-exempt bonds (income tax exemption on bond interest)

$2.2[7]

State Subsidies

 

Garage construction/infra.

$70[8]

Maintenance funds

$4.7[9]

Forgone sales taxes

$11.4[10]

Forgone mortgage recording tax

?

Tax-exempt bonds (income tax exemption on bond interest)

$4.1[11]

Federal Subsidies

 

Tax-exempt bonds (income tax exemption on bond interest)

$44[12]


 

Total:                                                $400.35 million


[1] NY City Council Report of the Finance Division, The Financing of the Proposed Infrastructure Plan of the Yankees, p. 13.

[2] Ibid p. 17

[3] $4.7+$1.7 (PV of $8.5 million in 30 years). Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) p.8, ESDC General Project Plan.

[4] Independent Budget Office testimony, Finance Committee hearing, April 10, 2006.

[5] Ibid

[6] Yankee Stadium Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

[7] IBO testimony

[8] MOU, ESDC GPP

[9] Ibid.

[10] IBO testimony, p. 5

[11] Ibid.

[12] IBO testimony, p.3