The Independent Budget Office (IBO) is a publicly funded agency that provides nonpartisan information about New York City's budget to the public and their elected officials.
IBO presents its budgetary reviews, economic forecasts, and policy analyses in the form of reports, testimony, memos, letters, and presentations. IBO also produces guides to understanding the budget and provides online access to key revenue and spending data from past years.
Testimony to the New York City Council on the 2011
Preliminary Budget
March 4, 2010; Testimony and Tables,
7 pages
Testimony 0n the Education Department’s Proposed School
Closings
March 2, 2010; Testimony, 3 pages
Federal Stimulus Spending in New York City
March 1, 2010;
Testimony, 3 pages
Comparing the Level of Public Support: Charter Schools
versus Traditional Public Schools
February
24, 2010;
Fiscal Brief, 9 pages
Budget Options for New York City
February
12, 2010;
Report, 69 pages
After Four Years, New York/New York III Pact Has
Produced Less Housing Than Planned
February 9, 2010;
Fiscal Brief, 9 pages
Understanding the Budget: A Guide to the Capital Budget
February 5, 2010;
Budget Guide, 16 pages
Comparisons between Schools Slated for Closing and All
Other Schools
January 25, 2010; Memo and Tables, 35 pages
New Yorkers on the Move 1989-2007: Where They Came From,
Where They Went
December
23, 2009; Fiscal Brief, 11 pages,
plus supplemental tables
Testimony to the New York State Senate Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform
December
17, 2009; Testimony, 3 pages
Drilling For Natural Gas in the Catskills Could Lead to Higher
Water Bills in the City
December
17, 2009; Fiscal Brief, 7 pages
Understanding New York City's Budget: A Guide
October
28, 2009; Guide, 16
pages
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