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DC Homeowners Pay the Lowest Property Taxes in the Region
By Wes Rivers • October 22, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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DC Homeowners Pay the Lowest Property Taxes in the Region
By Wes Rivers • October 21, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Latest Revenue Forecast Triggers Tax Cuts for 2016
By Soumya Bhat • October 6, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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New Calculator Shows DC is an Extremely Expensive Area for Families; Stronger Supports Are Needed
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • August 26, 2015 • Health Equity / Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Which Tax Reductions Are Likely to Go Into Effect in the Fall?
By Wes Rivers • July 8, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Approved Tax Triggers Could Hurt DC’s Ability To Fund Critical Services Next Year
By Soumya Bhat • July 6, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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COUNCIL PLAN TO PRIORITIZE TAX CUTS WOULD PUT NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET AT RISK
By Wes Rivers • June 17, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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If a Surplus is Found, Council Should Fill in Budget Gaps
By Ed Lazere • May 26, 2015 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Most DC Residents Support Modest Sales Tax Increase To Fund Important Services, Poll Shows
By Soumya Bhat • May 21, 2015 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimomy of Ed Lazere at the Budget Oversight Hearing for The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Support Act Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole, May 8, 2015
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • May 8, 2015 • Income & Poverty / Revenue & Budget / TANF & Income Support / Taxes
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A Holistic and Reparative Agenda for Ending Displacement in DC
By Eliana Golding • November 15, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness
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Taxing Capital Gains More Robustly Can Help Reduce DC’s Racial Wealth Gap
By Tazra Mitchell • October 31, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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Better Targeted Property Tax Benefits Would Advance Racial Equity
By Eliana Golding • October 19, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
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DC Can Advance Racial Equity and Black Homeownership through the Property Tax
By Eliana Golding • October 17, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Videos
Video: How DC Can Become the First Major City to End Chronic Homelessness
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • September 28, 2023 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Homelessness
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More Teachers Will See Pay Increase with DC’s Temporary Grant Change for Child Care Centers
By Anne Gunderson • September 18, 2023 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education / Income & Poverty
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DC Made Progress on Poverty Thanks to Public Investment in Residents
By Erica Williams • September 15, 2023 • Income & Poverty
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State Tax Levels Have Little Effect on Where People Choose to Live
By Nikki Metzgar • August 21, 2023 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes