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The DC Fiscal Policy Institute shapes racially-just tax, budget, and policy decisions to advance an antiracist, equitable future.
Joined December 2010
If DC's Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee certifies funding for the FY26 Contingency List signed into law by @councilofdc, it would fund essential, lifesaving programs including DC Healthcare Alliance 🎉 Send your letter today: https://t.co/7rZfGFLOtF
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A Business Activity Tax is a simple reform that would make our tax system more equitable by ensuring that businesses operating within DC pay their fair share. We estimate that a 2% BAT rate could generate approximately $500 million a year. https://t.co/44LmIoygCF
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By enacting a Business Activity Tax—a new, simple, broad-based value-added tax, DC would make business taxation fairer and more racially equitable while raising significant revenue for the District.
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With Republicans in Congress pursuing trillions in tax cuts, DC’s wealthiest residents can afford to pay more in local taxes to help preserve funding for DC’s critical human needs programs as the District heads into a recession. https://t.co/wzsZE7UMus
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DC lawmakers need a balanced approach to the recession that includes raising revenue to minimize budget cuts
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Federal efforts to bring back cash bail in DC would harm Black residents and reverse decades of progress. @DCFPI explains why fair, risk-based pretrial systems keep communities safe and equitable.
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Cash bail harms people with low incomes who are unable to pay for bail, and Black DC residents have lower incomes and higher poverty rates than other races due to historic and systemic racism.
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The DC Council voted Tuesday to unlink portions of the local tax code from the federal one, a move that prevents the District from losing nearly $700 million over a 5-year period. This is a big win for tax justice in the District! https://t.co/g9DIV7hUqT
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The city was set to see a huge hole blown in its revenue in conjunction with federal tax cuts. D.C. will de-couple some rates and fund anti-poverty programs instead.
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The child tax credit will be life-changing for local families
The District is set to become the first city in the U.S. to implement a local child tax credit, and it stands to transform lives and reduce child poverty by 25%. When we lift families out of poverty, we see outcomes in nearly every other area of their lives improve: from
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@ChmnMendelson @CMZParker5 Also, thanks to @CMCharlesAllen @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @BrianneKNadeau @CMRobertWhiteDC @CM_McDuffie @CMFrumin @CMWendellFelder @CMBrookePinto @trayonwhite @CMAnitaBondsDC for your support & leadership! These investments can change the life trajectories of DC kids living in poverty.
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DC Council took swift action to reject Trump tax cuts from flowing into DC's tax code & used some of those savings to put more $ into the pockets of residents struggling to get by via the EITC & CTC. Thx to @ChmnMendelson & @CMZParker5 for leading on these measures, respectively!
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Today, DC took a huge step toward combating poverty across the District. Â We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit -- two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
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Thank you @CMZParker5 for championing the child tax credit for DC! It is among the best anti-poverty tools the District has for families with children.
Join me in celebrating a huge victory for working-class families across the District: we secured the first-ever District Child Tax Credit and an acceleration of the Earned Income Tax Credit expansion. 🎉
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The highest-paid 5 percent of DC households captured nearly 25 of every 100 dollars of income generated in 2024. Income inequality will likely only continue to worsen with the OBBBA and its massive transfer of wealth from the bottom up.
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Today, the DC Council is voting on emergency legislation to reject costly tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that will otherwise be replicated in the DC tax code. By protecting $658M in local revenue, DC can fund needed programs for residents.
Watch live now The full Council meets, first as the Committee of the Whole, then for a Legislative Meeting For the agendas and viewing instructions, please see https://t.co/ExRepSRutI
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This CTC is well-designed too: it's $1,000 per child, targets families who need the most via income eligibility, is available to children under age 18, and does not impose a child cap per family. This is a game changer for reducing child poverty in the District.
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Nearly 1 in 2 Black children in DC live in poverty. That statistic should shock the conscience. The child tax credit is a proven tool to reduce poverty among kids and give them a better future.
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In addition to a vote on an emergency bill to reject federal tax cuts that would cost DC $658 million in local funds, DC Council is voting on @CMZParker5's amendment to use funds to restore a DC Child Tax Credit.
Today in the D.C. Council: - A vote to extend the expanded juvenile curfew for another three months. - A vote to decouple D.C. from portions of the federal tax code, a response to the GOP tax bill. - A disapproval resolution to protest overspending by city agencies.
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Thank you for taking action to ensure many DC residents don't go hungry, Mayor. This is the moral & correct call. She is using 1 of DC's 4 reserves to finance SNAP and WIC in Nov. My understanding is that there is no guarantee feds will reimburse us when the shutdown ends.
141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP and 12,500 rely on WIC to put food on the table each month. We are moving forward to ensure we take care of DC residents by authorizing the use of local funds for November payments. We were hopeful it wouldn't come this. We need the federal
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Several of the wasteful and poorly targeted tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will be replicated in the local tax code unless the DC Council approves this emergency bill, which would protect $658 million local funds that could be used to support residents.
Update: The council *will* consider an emergency bill to decouple the city from some federal tax provisions on Tuesday. Below are the relevant provisions that D.C. would decouple on. Now, note that there's been no public discussion to date about this.
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DC government is using local funds to cover the gap from the federal shutdown & administration’s refusal to address this emergency and leave working families out. We will ensure our residents on SNAP & WIC are getting the food & support they need. It’s the right call to make.
If benefits aren't restored, 141,000 DC residents won't be able to put food on their tables to feed their families. There is no scenario where this ends well, and the federal government has the tools to avoid such a clear and cruel outcome.
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No one should ever have to go hungry. If you or someone you know needs food assistance during the federal government shutdown, check out LinkU — a DC Health website with food, health care, and housing resources available across the DMV.
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