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City Budget
Statement on NYC's FY 2024 Executive Budget PEG Directive
April 04, 2023
The City is right to initiate a PEG—a Program to Eliminate the Gap—for the Executive Budget. This action is timely, if not overdue.
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City Budget
Statement on the New York City November 2023 Financial Plan
November 16, 2023
While the City’s November update delivers some needed savings through the first round of budget reductions, much more needs to be done to close the massive remaining gaps and stave off a fiscal reckoning.
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City Budget
Statement on NYC's FY 2024 November Plan PEG Directive
September 10, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams is taking the right step right now, directing agencies to propose 5 percent budget savings.
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City Budget
CBC Statement on NYC’s November 2021 Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2025
November 30, 2021
While the plan reduces the budget gaps to $2.9 billion for next year, $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2024, and $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2025, in reality the gaps are about $750 million higher annually because the plan includes illusionary labor and attrition savings.
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State Budget
Statement on New York State Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Delay
March 31, 2023
While critical policy issues are being hammered out, little if any attention appears directed to how billions of dollars of added unfunded programs will explode the State’s already significant structural budget gap.
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City Budget
Statement on the NYC Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
April 26, 2021
The Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 includes some commendable components but essentially fails to leverage the historic opportunity enabled by federal aid, state education support, and higher tax revenue to both provide essential services now and stabilize the City’s fiscal future
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City Budget
Statement on the NYC Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
June 30, 2021
Despite fiscal year 2021 tax revenues being $2.1 billion more than previously expected and $15 billion in additional federal aid, the budget hamstrings the next Administration with sizable future budget gaps.
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City Budget
Statement on the New York City Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget
April 26, 2023
The Executive Budget lays bare the stark and potentially dark fiscal reality facing New York City.
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City Budget
Statement on the New York City Fiscal Year 2024 Preliminary Budget
January 12, 2023
Much more aggressive action is needed to stabilize future budgets, hedge against a looming recession, and improve the quality and efficiency of services.
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City Budget
Statement on New York City Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Agreement
June 29, 2023
The City’s leaders announced a fiscal year 2024 budget agreement that will please many stakeholders—for the next year.
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City Budget
CBC Statement on the NYC Preliminary Budget for FY2022
January 14, 2021
Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) President Andrew S. Rein released this statement on the New York City Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2022:
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Public Workforce
Statement on the New York City–District Council 37 Tentative Contract Agreement
February 17, 2023
The tentative contract announced today provides raises that are very reasonable given recent and anticipated inflation. The great challenge is how the City will pay for them.
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State Budget
Statement on the NYS Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
February 01, 2023
With a structural budget gap exceeding $12 billion annually, New York should focus on aligning spending with revenues, and should not create new fiscal cliffs.
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State Budget
Statement on the NYS Fiscal Year 2024 Enacted Budget
May 02, 2023
More than a month late, New York State’s elected leaders are finally enacting the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.
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State Budget
Statement on NYS Legislative Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year 2024
March 14, 2023
CBC has implored our State’s leaders to craft a budget that ensures fiscal stability and protects New Yorkers.
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State Budget
Statement on NYS Legislative Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year 2022
March 16, 2021
While commendable in their intent to improve the lives of New Yorkers, both proposals miss the opportunity provided by much stronger than expected receipts and American Rescue Plan.
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State Budget
Statement on the Ongoing New York State Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Delay
April 20, 2023
Budget negotiations thus far have focused on a few important policy areas, but not much about the billions of dollars and cents in the budget.