Testimony of Ed Lazere At the Budget Oversight Hearing on DC Public Schools
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Modifying or eliminating ineffective economic development tax incentives would free up revenues to address priorities in the FY 2020 budget, including schools and affordable housing.
As the DC Council works on the FY 2020 budget, they should eliminate or scale back ineffective tax incentive programs, and use the savings to better fund urgent priorities such as housing and schools, according to a new DCFPI report.
Modifying or eliminating ineffective tax expenditure programs would be good public policy and would free up revenues to address priorities in the FY 2020 budget.
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DCFPI’s key takeaways from the Mayor’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget
DCFPI’s preliminary analysis of the Mayor’s proposed FY 2020 budget highlights increased investments and areas where the budget fell short.