Summary
The D.C. Council on Wednesday will deliver a vote on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, placing its stamp on a plan that has hinged on taxes, cuts and political wrangling to close a $322 million budget gap.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray's spending plan featured 13 tax and fee initiatives to raise $127 million - including an income-tax increase on households making more than $200,000 - while slashing spending by $187 million.See the full content of this document
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; City Facing $322m Gap
Health and Human Services faced the brunt of spending cuts, with a proposed funding reduction of $113.4 million, or 8 percent.
But council Chairman Kwame R. Brown vowed ...See the full content of this document
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