Featured Publications & Resources
Report
DC Council Caps Property Tax Increases At 12 Percent, Raises Homestead Deduction
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 29, 2004 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Proposed $40 Million Subsidy to the Corcoran Gallery of Art Is an Inappropriate Use of DC’s Tax Increment Financing Program
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 7, 2004 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
DCFPI Testimony on Tax Increment Revenue Bonds Corcoran Gallery of Art Project Approval Resolution of 2004
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 28, 2004 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Budget Reductions Adopted By the DC Council Would Fall Heavily On Services For Low-Income Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 13, 2004 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Testimony
DCFPI Testimony on Sales Tax Holiday Amendment Act of 2003
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 5, 2004 • Inclusive Economy / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
The DC Tax System Is Regressive and Tax Burdens on Near-Poor Families Have Increased Since 1989
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 20, 2004 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
DCFPI Testimony on the FY 2005 Budget Support Act of 2004
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 19, 2004 • Revenue & Budget
Report
Trends in Tax Rates in the District of Columbia
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 15, 2004 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Has Spending Per Poor Person Grown Since 1990?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 24, 2004 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget
Report
The Untold Story of the DC Budget: Overall Spending Has Grown Only Modestly Since 1990 but Support for Services to Low-income Residents Has Fallen Sharply
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • March 16, 2004 • Revenue & Budget
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