A new poll finds most New Jerseyans are skeptical that a 2 percent property tax cap will fix the underlying problems causing the nation’s highest property taxes. The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll out Tuesday finds three-quarters of residents believe the state’s tax problems will persist.
Fifty-four percent of those polled say they would have preferred a 2.5 percent cap written into the Constitution as Gov. Chris Christie proposed.

Thirty-five percent prefer the compromise that caps property tax growth at 2 percent but allows exceptions for expenses such as employee pensions and health care costs.

The telephone poll of 801 New Jersey adults was conducted July 7-11 and has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. AP

Christie is expected to sign it into law today.