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D.C. Projects Over $1B Loss In City Revenues Due To Federal Cuts | Bisnow

March 06, 2025
  • D.C. Policy Center

On March 3, 2025, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in Bisnow:

The city has previously benefited from unexpected revenue boosts that can help bridge funding gaps, but those have “become more elusive,” according to D.C. Policy Center Executive Director Yesim Sayin. 

“This will make for an especially challenging budget season,” Sayin told Bisnow in an email Monday about the CFO forecast. “While revenue has been weak for some time, expenditures have continued to rise since 2020—first supported by federal pandemic aid, then by the city’s reserves. This approach is unsustainable, and budget cuts will be unavoidable.”

Read More: D.C. Projects Over $1B Loss In City Revenues Due To Federal Cuts
Additional reading: Laying the foundation for a resilient fiscal future for the District of Columbia

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