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Governor Healy files $62.8 billion FY27 budget emphasizing controlled growth and affordability
Summary
Governor Healy filed a $62.8 billion fiscal year 2027 budget that the administration says limits spending growth to about 1%, protects core services for vulnerable residents and directs new and supplemental surtax funds to education, transportation and a stabilization fund.
Boston — Governor Healy on Tuesday filed a $62,800,000,000 fiscal year 2027 budget that the administration described as a restrained spending plan focused on affordability, core services and targeted investments.
Healy said the proposal represents a 1% increase over current spending and is "below the rate of inflation," describing it as the lowest proposed growth rate of his administration. "We can't bankrupt our state" in response to federal funding cuts, he said, framing the budget as a protective response to reductions in national programs.
The administration said House 2 contains a $60.1 billion baseline and that about $2.7 billion in fair‑share surtax revenue…
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