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City budget season begins with $4.9B operating proposal and $4.4B capital plan; council warns of tight fiscal constraints
Summary
Council's Ways & Means chair opened FY27 budget season, describing a proposed $4.9 billion operating budget (2.1% growth) and a $4.4 billion capital plan for FY27–31. Members noted health-care cost pressures, departmental reductions, and a focus on preserving core city services while protecting the city's bond rating.
Boston’s Ways & Means committee formally kicked off FY27 budget season at the council’s April 15 meeting, summarizing an operating budget proposal of about $4.9 billion (roughly 2.1 percent growth over last year) and a $4.4 billion capital plan covering FY27–31 with 329 projects.
Councilor Weber, chair of Ways & Means, told colleagues the proposed operating budget reflects a tight fiscal…
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