# Hochul teases new taxes to fund Mamdani’s free childcare plan — as DSA continues pressure to ‘tax the rich’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hochul-teases-new-taxes-to-fund-mamdanis-free-childcare-plan-as-dsa-continues-pressure-to-tax-the-rich/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:06:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:23:03+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/us-news/hochul-teases-new-taxes-to-fund-mamdanis-free-childcare-plan-as-dsa-continues-pressure-to-tax-the-rich/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Hochul is open to new taxes for universal childcare.
- Current city funding is budgeted through 2028.
- She says a longer-term plan will be outlined in 2027.

## Summary

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she was open to considering new taxes to sustain Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s universal childcare programme, though she offered no specifics. The comments suggest a possible shift from Hochul’s campaign pledge against new taxes and come amid pressure from Mamdani and his Democratic Socialist allies to raise levies on wealthy residents.

Hochul said the state would outline a “path forward” in her 2027 State of the State address. City childcare funding is currently budgeted through 2028, and she said she wanted a sustainable plan that would fund the programme for future generations. Mamdani reaffirmed his support for taxing the rich and said he looked forward to working with Hochul.

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