Forgetting to pay a speeding ticket in the District could lead to a surprise beyond a license suspension: a lower tax refund from the city beginning as soon as next year.

Under the 2013 budget that lawmakers tentatively approved last week, the District’s chief financial officer would be empowered to reduce tax refunds of individuals who owe the Department of Motor Vehicles “taxes, fees, fines or other liabilities.”

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