Comparing how the mayor’s proposed and Council-approved budgets meet community needs
DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Recent posts by DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Council’s Initial FY 2027 Budget Averts Crisis but Punts on Decisions Around Dire Revenue Need
With the largely temporary revenue Councilmembers were able to raise, they at least partially addressed cuts to several programs that help residents afford their basic needs. But even with these meaningful changes to the fiscal year 2027 budget, the Council left many needs unmet as Black, brown, and low-income residents are disproportionately impacted by the economic downturn.
A First Look at the Mayor’s FY 2027 Budget: Working Against Economic Growth
In her proposed fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget, Mayor Bowser is again asking those with the least to sacrifice the most in a time of rising prices and economic constraint.
DC Families Deserve High-Quality and Affordable Child Care
Further cuts to PEF and programmatic changes to the subsidy program that the mayor recently proposed would harm the broader early education ecosystem by reducing wages for educators, driving up operational costs to providers, and restricting the availability of affordable child care options
A Resident’s Guide to the DC Budget
The DC budget is much more than numbers. It determines how the money we all pay together through taxes and fees are spent and reflects our priorities and values. While the DC budget exists to meet the needs of all residents and businesses, it is especially important...
Congressional Interference Will Cost DC Nearly $700 Million in Local Revenue and Jeopardize Efforts to Reduce Child Poverty
The more than 700,000 residents of DC and the leaders they elected should be making decisions about what’s best for us and our local tax dollars, as we’ve always done and as other Americans do.
Congress Must Allow DC to Spend Its Own Local Dollars
DC’s elected officials need to be able to manage its budget, including being able to spend its own revenues and ensure its tax code can support its budget.
Tell Congress: Vote No on Interfering in DC’s Local Lawmaking
Take action now: Ask target Senators to vote no on the disapproval resolution.
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
Timeline, testimony, funding recommendations, and other resources for the fiscal year 2027 DC budget.