The District's new budget includes $62.2 million in new taxes according to The Washington Times.
The increase comes from an increase in residential and recordation tax, from 1.1 to 1.5 percent. Mayor Anthony Williams proposed the new increase.
Williams, who is not seeking re-election, previously proposed a .1 percent increase that was shot down by the D.C. City Council.
Mayoral candidate and Council Chairman Linda Cropp expressed concern about the increases.
"I do have concerns in regards to the increase of the deed and recordation tax," she said. "It would make it very difficult for some residents to buy homes, and that's something we want to avoid," she told the Times.
Revenue from the new tax would be spent on housing for the District, the Times said.
