Featured Publications & Resources
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the “Fiscal Year 2020 Local Budget Act of 2019,” “Fiscal Year 2020 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2019” and the “Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Act of 2019”
By Ed Lazere • April 26, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Tax Day 2019: Making the Right Tax Choices Can Help DC Thrive
By Simone Holzer • April 15, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Testimony
Testimony of Ed Lazere At the Budget Oversight Hearing on the DC Lottery
By Ed Lazere • April 5, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
A Path to Revenue: It’s Time Close DC’s Tax Expenditure Loopholes
By Amy Lieber • March 27, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Report
Revenue Revealed: It’s Time to Amend DC’s Tax Expenditure Programs
By Amy Lieber • March 26, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Fact Sheets
Proposed Homeowner Tax Cut Would Worsen DC’s Racial, Economic and Geographic Inequities
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • February 28, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
Tax Cuts for Mansions: A Recipe for Wider Inequity in DC
By Ed Lazere • February 26, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Blog
‘Mansion Taxes’ Can Advance Opportunity for DC’s Residents
By Ed Lazere • February 7, 2019 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
Op-Ed
DC’s Budget Choices Are Moral Choices
By Ed Lazere • The Washington Post • November 23, 2018 • Revenue & Budget / Taxes
All Publications & Resources
Blog
Centering Black Women in Policy Would Lead to a More Inclusive, Equitable Economy
By Claire Goldberg • July 23, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Report
Expanding Child Care Subsidies Would Boost the District’s Economy
By Anne Gunderson • July 17, 2024 • Early Child & Pre-K to 12 Education
In The News
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
Washington City Paper • July 2, 2024
Budget Toolkit
What's in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget?
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • July 1, 2024 • Revenue & Budget
In The News
DC reparations bill for descendants of slaves advances in City Council
DC News Now • June 27, 2024
Press Release
George Jones Named Chair of DCFPI’s Board of Directors
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 25, 2024
Report
Hidden Price of Justice: Fines and Fees in DC’s Criminal Legal System
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 25, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
Testimony
Council Should Pass the Clean Hands Economic Expansion Act to Achieve More Progress Toward Equity
By Michael Johnson Jr. • June 20, 2024 • Inclusive Economy
In The News
D.C.’s 2025 Budget Is the Worst on Housing Issues in a Decade, Advocates Say. What Happens Now?
Washington City Paper • June 14, 2024
Press Release
Vulnerable Residents Will Pay the Price for Failure to Fully Fund Housing Needs
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 13, 2024