A tentative recovery plan for the financially struggling city of Scranton includes a commuter tax and increased contributions from nonprofits as part of the measures intended to increase revenue.
 
The plan submitted Friday to the state Department of Community and Economic Development would also increase real estate taxes 33-percent and establish a sales tax and raise other fees while cutting city department budgets.
 
Scranton's financial woes gained national attention last month when Mayor Chris Doherty temporarily cut almost 400 workers' pay to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour because the city didn't have cash on hand to meet its payroll obligations.
 
The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports Doherty and city council agreed on the tentative plan Friday. The city currently projects a $16.8-million budget deficit.