Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director, At the Public Hearing on the Proposed FY 2009 Budget for the Office of Tax and Revenue, District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 9, 2008 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Property Tax Relief for DC’s Low-Income Residents: Improvements Needed in DC’s “Schedule H” Credit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2008 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
DC’s Earned Income Tax Credit Supports Working Families Across the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2008 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Budget Toolkit
Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Toolkit Archive
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 7, 2008 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Testimony of Jenny Reed, Research Associate, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, for the Public Hearing on FY 2009 Budget Request Act of 2008
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 4, 2008 • Revenue & Budget
Report
Good Deal for DC Homeowners: Property Taxes Are Lowest in the Region
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 28, 2008 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
DC’s High-Tech Tax Incentives Are Not Working: Proposal to Expand Tax Breaks for High-Technology Businesses Has Little Merit
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 22, 2008 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Lindsay Clark, Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute For the Public Hearing on Bill 17-0506: Hecht’s Warehouse Economic Development Act of 2008 District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 25, 2008 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere, Executive Director for the Public Hearing on Bill 17-549, the District of Columbia Possessory Tax Stabilization Act of 2008 District of Columbia Committee on Finance and Revenue
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 25, 2008 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Hiding the Costs of Business Tax Cuts: Bill 17-20 Could Lead to Substantial Tax Cuts, But Was Designed to Appear to Have No Effect on DC Finances
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 3, 2008 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
FY 2026 Budget Must Help DC Residents Weather the Coming Storm
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 6, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DC Can Do More to Ensure Tax System is Fair
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 5, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Report
A Business Activity Tax Would Make DC’s Tax System More Equitable While Raising Revenue
By Tazra Mitchell • January 30, 2025 • Revenue & Budget
Testimony
Insufficient Funding Jeopardizes Health Care Access for Early Educators
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 28, 2025 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Press Release
Ashley Blake Joins DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 23, 2025
In The News
High Anxiety: What Losing 100,000 Federal Jobs Could Mean for the Local Economy
Washington Business Journal • January 13, 2025
Blog
DCFPI Welcomes New Communications Associate, Jordan Pelavin!
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • December 18, 2024
Blog
12 Charts of 2024: Visualizing DC’s Persistent Inequality and How to Build an Inclusive Economy
By Connor Zielinski • December 18, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget
Report
A Quality Job Guarantee Would Ensure DC Youth Can Fully Participate in DC’s Economy
By Caitlin Schnur • December 4, 2024 • Inclusive Economy / Jobs & Training
Blog
30,000 District Residents Struggle to Put Food on the Table Due to A Lack of Resources, and Many Lack Equitable Access to Grocery Options
By Connor Zielinski • November 25, 2024 • Health Equity