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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:29 AM Jun 2014

City Council approves $75 billion budget

ERIN DURKIN

The City Council approved a $75 billion budget early Thursday morning that will set a new, more liberal tone for government spending over the next year.

The Council voted 50-0 to sign off on the spending plan, with one abstention.

Negotiated between Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, the budget has grown 7% over last year and adds many new programs, but it also represents a compromise on the Council’s top priorities.

It does not include the 1,000 new cops the body demanded, instead moving 200 officers from desk jobs to the street. And it offers free lunch for middle school students, instead of all public school students as requested by the Council.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/city-council-approves-75-billion-budget-blog-entry-1.1844554

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