Featured Publications & Resources
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A Modest Sales Tax Change Will Support Important Initiatives to Help Vulnerable DC Residents
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • April 8, 2015 • Budget / Taxes
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Mayor Bowser Will Need to Find More Revenue to Avoid Deep Cuts in Services
By Ed Lazere • March 10, 2015 • Budget / Taxes
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DC Leaders Deserve Credit for Keeping Taxes Down For Low-Income Residents
By Ed Lazere • January 21, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Taxes
Press Release
The Recommendations of the D.C. Tax Revision Commission, as Implemented in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget, Are Having a Favorable Impact on the District
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 14, 2015 • Taxes
Report
Reducing Inequality, Increasing Opportunities for DC Residents: Recommendations to the New Mayor and DC Council
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • January 5, 2015 • Affordable Housing / Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Economic Development / Health Care / Income & Poverty / Jobs & Training / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
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When Being Last is Okay: DC Residents Pay the Lowest Taxes in the Region
By Ed Lazere • December 17, 2014 • Taxes
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DC’s Minimum Wage and Earned Income Tax Credit Go Hand-in-Hand in Making Work Pay
By Soumya Bhat • September 3, 2014 • Taxes
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Tech and Taxes: Why Tax Incentives Are A Bad Strategy to Boost Investment
By Wes Rivers • August 28, 2014 • Economic Development / Taxes
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Back to Basics: Profiles of DC’s Key Health, Housing and Tax Assistance Programs
By Jenny Reed • August 15, 2014 • Affordable Housing / Health Care / Taxes
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DCFPI, the Federal City Council and DC Chamber of Commerce Send Letter to the Council Supporting the Expansion of the Sales Tax to Cover Health Clubs
By Jenny Reed • June 24, 2014 • Taxes
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Mayor's Proposed Budget Falls Short of Stabilizing Child Care Sector
By Qubilah Huddleston • June 4, 2020 • Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Testimony
Testimony of Qubilah Huddleston At the Joint Budget Oversight Hearing with the Committee on Education and Committee of the Whole
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 4, 2020 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
Blog
DC Council Should Put Revenue on the Table to Build a Just Recovery
By Gail Zuagar • June 3, 2020 • COVID-19
Press Release
Statement from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute Calling on Leaders to Reject Police Violence
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 2, 2020
Testimony
Testimony of Doni Crawford At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the Department of Employment Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 28, 2020 • Jobs & Training
Testimony
Testimony of Eliana Golding At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the District of Columbia Housing Authority
By Eliana Golding • May 28, 2020 • Affordable Housing
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A Deeper Dive Into the Mayor’s Budget Proposals
By Doni Crawford • May 22, 2020 • Affordable Housing / Budget / Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Jobs & Training / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the DC Department of Human Services
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 22, 2020 • Homelessness
