New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for lawmakers to permanently extend a cap on local property taxes.

The governor and the state’s Democratic Party announced Monday that they will launch what they say is a “robust” media campaign to support the cap, which Cuomo pushed through the legislature in 2011.

The online ads will be paid for by the party, which says the cap has saved property owners $7.6 billion so far.

Republicans in the Senate also want the cap made permanent, but some Assembly Democrats say it should be subject to periodic renewal.

The cap generally restricts school districts and local governments from increasing tax levies by more than 2 pe

(AP)