On October 15, 2026, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in the Washington Business Journal about tax proposals the District is considering:
Yesim Sayin, executive director of the D.C. Policy Center think tank, told me the District’s spending habits reflect a bygone era when the city benefited from injections of federal aid. D.C. leaders have yet to come to terms with the current reality of depressed commercial property tax revenue and declining employment.
“We cannot continue raising revenue from a dwindling base,” said Sayin, who is expected to testify Friday.
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