Chart of the week: Mayor Bowser’s FY 2023 proposed budget

March 18, 2022
  • D.C. Policy Center
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Mayor Bowser submitted her budget to the D.C. Council on Wednesday, March 16 and the budget tables show that the proposed FY 2023 budget (local portion only), set at nearly $10.7 billion, grew by 10 percent from the revised FY 2022 budget. Recurring revenue (money from taxes, non-tax revenue, and the lottery) is at $9.5 billion, showing a growth of 4 percent from FY 2022’s projected revenues. The budget is balanced by $1.2 billion of non-recurring, one-time resources which include the city’s savings from previous years (including the surplus from FY 2021) and federal fiscal aid. 

Further reading:
High-level budget presentation | Executive Office of the Mayor
FY 2023 Budget book | Office of the Chief Financial Officer

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