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State Budget
Watchdogs: State’s “Quick Start” Budget Meeting Is Good Government
Sensible for Governor, Comptroller, Senate, and Assembly to Seek Consensus on State Revenues before Starting Debate on Spending
November 14, 2023
“Quick start” is a common-sense way to increase transparency and keep the budget centered on spending priorities instead of bickering over projected revenues.
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State Budget
Statement on New York State’s Mid-Year Update to the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Plan
October 30, 2023
While the Midyear Update clearly includes some good news, the State is still far from out of the woods.
Special Feature
Education
Mapping School Aid by District
School Year 2023-24
September 06, 2023
The series of maps below provide district-level data on the distribution of school spending, State school aid, enrollment change, and other data for school year 2023-24.
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State Budget
Statement on the NYS Fiscal Year 2024 Enacted Budget Financial Plan
June 12, 2023
NYS's Enacted Budget Financial Plan reveals that the State’s future budget gaps have doubled to $9.1 billion just next year and $13.4 billion in fiscal year 2027.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the NYS Fiscal Year 2024 Enacted Budget
May 02, 2023
More than a month late, New York State’s elected leaders are finally enacting the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the NYS Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Conceptual Agreement
April 28, 2023
Four weeks late, Governor Hochul announced the State’s leaders have agreed to a framework for the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the Ongoing New York State Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Delay
April 20, 2023
Budget negotiations thus far have focused on a few important policy areas, but not much about the billions of dollars and cents in the budget.
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State Budget
Statement on New York State Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Delay
March 31, 2023
While critical policy issues are being hammered out, little if any attention appears directed to how billions of dollars of added unfunded programs will explode the State’s already significant structural budget gap.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on NYS Legislative Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year 2024
March 14, 2023
CBC has implored our State’s leaders to craft a budget that ensures fiscal stability and protects New Yorkers.
Statement
Public Workforce
Statement on the New York City–District Council 37 Tentative Contract Agreement
February 17, 2023
The tentative contract announced today provides raises that are very reasonable given recent and anticipated inflation. The great challenge is how the City will pay for them.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the NYS Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
February 01, 2023
With a structural budget gap exceeding $12 billion annually, New York should focus on aligning spending with revenues, and should not create new fiscal cliffs.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on Governor Hochul's 2023 State of the State Address
January 10, 2023
The State of the State presented an expansive menu. We now await the Executive Budget to see the bill.
Statement
Public Workforce
Statement on Borrowing vs. Layoffs in NYC Budget
September 02, 2020
The New York City budget adopted 64 days ago commits to $1 billion in recurring savings from negotiations with labor unions; however, to date apparently no savings have been agreed upon.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the New York State Fiscal Year 2021 Enacted Budget
April 02, 2020
CBC President Andrew S. Rein issued this statement on the NYS FY 2021 Enacted Budget:
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State Budget
Statement on the Medicaid Redesign Team Recommendations
March 19, 2020
The MRT had a difficult task to do with little time, and deserves credit for soliciting public feedback, considering hundreds of proposals, and rising to the challenge of proposing significant reforms and savings without recommending tax increases.
Statement
State Budget
CBC Urges State Leaders to Adopt a "Bare Bones" Budget That Supports Pandemic Response
March 17, 2020
A world pandemic has created unprecedented dangers and hardships in New York State and New York City.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on the NYS Executive Budget for FY 2021
January 22, 2020
As details of the Governor’s plan are examined over the coming weeks and months, CBC will release additional analysis and commentary.
Statement
Taxes
CBC Convenes Special Committee to Focus on Federal Tax Cuts
December 21, 2017
The Special Committee consists of CBC trustees, civic leaders, and policy experts, and will identify the greatest impacts and options for appropriate state and local government action.
Special Feature
Economic Development
Economic Development in the New York State Budget
June 14, 2017
Reporting is limited and differs by program. With $4.0 billion in annual state spending and tax expenditures, a significant investment is being made without enough information to evaluate its success.
Special Feature
Public Workforce
Facts About NYC Employee Compensation
May 19, 2017
An infographic that shows the City's projected headcount increase from FY2018 to FY2021, the projected average compensation from FY2017 to FY2021, and the average pay by agency and category of worker in FY2016.