The District is just starting to deal with a $175 million budget gap for the current fiscal year, but D.C. Council Chairman has his eyes on next year, too, when he says the city will have to slice up to $400 million from its spending.

The $400 million shortfall for fiscal year 2012, which starts Oct. 1, 2011, includes the $175 million city officials are scrambling to cut from the budget for the current fiscal year, Gray said.

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