Indivar Dutta-Gupta Joins DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 19, 2024
WASHINGTON – The DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) is pleased to welcome Indivar Dutta-Gupta to its Board of Directors.
Proposed Staffing Cuts Undermine Education Equity
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 18, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Revenue & Budget
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Monday Morning QB – April 15, 2024
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 18, 2024
“Sales taxes are regressive, and what that means for folks who are listening, is that it asks more as a share of income from folks with lower incomes and moderate incomes than it does of folks with higher incomes.”
DC Voters Strongly Support Taxing Wealth to Raise Revenue and Address Inequality
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 10, 2024
WASHINGTON – New polling from Data for Progress and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) shows that DC voters support making the tax system more equitable by increasing taxes on wealth. The survey of 724 likely voters in the District, conducted from March […]
D.C. mayor’s fiscal plan raises eyebrows over potential harm to minority youth
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 9, 2024
“The mayor’s budget takes an ax to the transformative investments—like the Pay Equity Fund—that D.C. has invested in in recent years, prioritizing the wealthy business sector and police force over investments in D.C. residents struggling to get by,” […]
Unshared Sacrifice and Unkept Promises: First Look at the Mayor’s Budget
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
Despite calling for “shared sacrifice” in a time of budget constraints, Mayor Bowser’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget and financial plan demands the biggest sacrifices from DC’s lowest income residents while prioritizing the wealthiest businesses.
Advocates Respond to CFO’s Mandate to Replenish Reserves
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 4, 2024
On Wednesday, Tazra Mitchell counted among those who called on the D.C. Council to raise revenue and preserve social programs by taxing wealth. In her role as chief policy and strategy officer at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, Mitchell often communicates what […]
Bowser’s 2025 Budget Wipes Out Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. She Blames the CFO.
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 4, 2024
“I just don’t believe she ever intended to fully fund it,” says Tazra Mitchell, chief policy and strategy officer for the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, noting that Bowser also made comments about “right-sizing” the program in last year’s budget […]
Mayor’s Budget Proposal Demands Biggest Sacrifices from Lowest Income Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 3, 2024
As is, the proposed budget will set back the progress that DC has made on poverty reduction, greater economic inclusion, and shared prosperity.
D.C.’s Influential Tax Revision Commission is Melting Down, Undermining Confidence in Its Work
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 26, 2024
“It’s totally unfair to have locally owned businesses footing the bill for a bunch of other businesses just because their owners live outside of the District,” says Erica Williams, executive director of the left-leaning D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute and a […]