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Test Budget by CLI Test · January 17, 2026

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Budget Balance−$4.5B deficit
Revenue: $110.5B Spending: $115.0B

Revenue

$110.5B
Property Tax
The largest single tax source, paid by property owners.
$34.3B
No change
$25B$45B
Personal Income Tax
Paid by NYC residents on wages and investment income.
$14.2B
No change
Income Tax Brackets
$0 – $50,000
2.1M filers · $43.8B income
1.14%$0.5B
$50,001 – $100,000
916K filers · $65.1B income
3.07%$2.0B
$100,001 – $200,000
533K filers · $73.4B income
3.27%$2.4B
$200,001 – $500,000
245K filers · $72.5B income
3.59%$2.6B
High-Income Brackets
$500,001 – $1,000,000
54K filers · $37B income
3.78%$1.4B
$1,000,000+
34K filers · $143.4B income
3.70%$5.3B
State Aid
Primarily education funding.
$17.5B
No change
$12B$25B
Federal Aid
Grants for Medicaid, education, housing.
$9.7B
No change
$4B$15B
Sales Tax
Collected on retail purchases.
$9.6B
No change
$6B$14B
Other Taxes
Hotel, commercial rent, mortgage recording taxes.
$9.8B
No change
$5B$15B
Business Taxes
Corporation and unincorporated business taxes.
$8.0B
No change
$4B$14B
Other Revenue
Interest income, asset sales, fines.
$5.0B
No change
$2B$10B

Spending

$115.0B
🚇 Transit
Make all MTA rides free
Eliminate fares on subways and buses.
+$5.0B
Make buses free (keep subway fares)
Free buses could speed boarding.
+$0.80B
Half-price fares for low-income riders
Expand Fair Fares program.
+$1.2B
👮 Police
Reduce NYPD by 10%
Cut ~3,500 officers through attrition.
-$0.60B
Reduce NYPD by 25%
Major reduction of ~8,700 officers.
-$1.5B
Cap NYPD overtime spending
Cap excessive overtime hours.
-$0.70B
Hire 3,000 more officers
Return to pre-pandemic staffing.
+$0.50B
🏫 Education
Reduce class sizes
Hire more teachers.
+$1.5B
Expand 3-K to all neighborhoods
Universal 3-K citywide.
+$0.50B
Free CUNY tuition
Cover tuition for NYC residents.
+$0.80B
Cut DOE administration 20%
Reduce bureaucracy.
-$0.60B
🏠 Housing
Accelerate NYCHA repairs
$2B/year for repairs.
+$2.0B
Expand rental vouchers
10,000+ more vouchers.
+$1.0B
Build 10,000 affordable units/year
Major housing expansion.
+$1.5B
🤝 Social Services
Guaranteed income pilot
$500/mo for 25K people.
+$0.15B
Add 5,000 shelter beds
More capacity for homeless.
+$0.40B
Expand mental health crisis teams
More B-HEARD teams.
+$0.30B
⚖️ Corrections
Accelerate Rikers closure
Speed up transition.
+$0.80B
Reduce DOC staff
Match staffing to population.
-$0.30B
🌳 Parks & Libraries
Double parks maintenance
Better maintained parks.
+$0.60B
Free recreation centers
Eliminate fees.
+$0.20B
Restore 6-day library service
Full restoration.
+$0.15B
Base city spending$112.4B
New programs+$5.0B
Total spending$115.0B