DC Council passes disputed $21 billion budget with payroll tax hike

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The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously passed a $21 billion budget for fiscal 2025 despite some back-and-forth with Mayor Muriel Bowser.

The budget includes tax increases and cuts to some critical city programs, although some were saved despite Bowser’s wish to have other programs cut. The $700 million budget gap the city faced was closed with this budget. 

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