US EditionMayor defends tax and fee hikes to cover $85 million budget gap
- Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott proposed a $4.6 billion budget plan to address the city's $85 million deficit for fiscal year 2026.
- The budget includes raising landfill fees from $67.50 to $135 per ton, projected to generate nearly $9 million in revenue.
- Scott's budget also suggests a 20% increase in ambulance fees for non-Medicaid users and an increase in taxi taxes to raise additional income.
- The plan will be reviewed by the Baltimore Board of Estimates and City Council, with a final decision due by June 26.
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At Gold Street Park Wednesday, standing in front of a recently renovated block of rowhomes with still-vacant rowhomes in the distance — their windows covered by plywood and doors blocked off by chain-link fencing — city, state and local leaders gathered to share a message of hope for Baltimore City’s vacant homes: We can fix this. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman and state Department of Housing and Community Dev…
Mayor Brandon Scott releases budget plan to close Baltimore’s $85M deficit for FY 2026
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled Wednesday his $4.6 billion budget plan to close the city’s $85 million deficit for the upcoming 2026 fiscal year. The mayor’s proposal seeks to fill the gap between revenues and expenditures by increasing fees on landfill use, emergency medical services transports and ride-sharing/taxi trips while cutting costs across city agencies. The proposal does not increase property taxes, which the mayor has sought t…
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