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Potential GOP challenger warns Hochul that a corporate tax hike would be a ‘disaster’ for New York’s economy

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s potential corporate tax increase, warning it would be a “disaster” for New York’s economy.

EXCLUSIVE:WhileNassauCountyExecutiveBruceBlakemanweighsagubernatorialbid,Gov.KathyHochul,D-N.Y.,isreportedlyconsideringacorporatetaxhike–amovetheNewYorkRepublicandescribedtoFoxNewsDigitalasa“taxonthemiddleclass.” Blakemansaidadecisionabouthispoliticalfutureiscoming“verysoon”ashetravelsacrossNewYorkstatetodetermineifhehasthe“supporttogettothenextlevel.” ButasBlakemanmullshispoliticalfuture,heissoundingthealarmonHochulforreportedlyplanningtoraisetaxesoncorporationstoshoreupfundsforthestate’sbudgetgapandtodeliveronMayor-electZohranMamdani’ssocialistcampaignagenda,accordingtoPolitico. “Thisisataxonthemiddleclass,”BlakemantoldFoxNewsDigital.“Itwillmakethingslessaffordable.Itwilldriveupinflation,anditwillmakeNewYorklesscompetitive.Corporationsarealreadyleavingou