WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington’s mayor has proposed a $13.8 billion budget that keeps in place tax cuts that were triggered by the city’s growing revenues.
Mayor Muriel Bowser released her spending plan on Tuesday. Some progressive activists had called on the city to roll back the tax cuts and instead invest in more services for vulnerable residents. But the D.C. Council has shown little appetite to undo the cuts, which were approved by the council previously.
The budget represents a $457 million increase in city spending over the current fiscal year, a bump of 4.3 percent.
Among the new spending is $83 million more for charter schools to account for a projected 8.3 percent increase in enrollment. Enrollment at the city’s traditional public schools is projected to increase by just 0.5 percent.
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