Budget
We build and carry out the Mayor’s Operating Budget and Capital Plan. Our work helps the City make smart investments, and aims to create a thriving, robust, safe and equitable Boston.
Our office promotes the high quality delivery of services to Boston’s residents in a cost effective way. We evaluate City programs and then use our analysis to build, present, and manage the Mayor's Operating Budget. We also create the Capital Plan, a strategic document that shows how the City's investment in its infrastructure, such as bridges and roads, contributes to Boston's future.
Budget Update Reports
Current Report: Fiscal Year 2027, Quarter 1
The most current report will be found at the top of this section. Once a new report is released, older reports will live here.
Current and Past Fiscal Year budgets
Current and Past BudgetsRevenue Estimates and Analysis
Financial Management of the City
Capital Budget - Plan Development and Investment Highlights
Capital Budget - Project Categories
Appendix A - Statutes and Ordinances Governing Boston's Budget
Arts and Culture - Operating Budget
Arts and Culture - Capital Budget
Community Engagement - Operating Budget
Economic Opportunity and Inclusion - Operating Budget
Education - Operating Budget
Education - Capital Budget
Environment, Energy, and Open Space - Operating Budget
Environment, Energy, and Open Space - Capital Budget
Equity and Inclusion - Operating Budget
Finance - Operating Budget
Housing - Operating Budget
Housing - Capital Budget
Human Services - Operating Budget
Human Services - Capital Budget
Information & Technology - Operating Budget
Information & Technology - Capital Budget
Mayor's Cabinet - Operating Budget
Non-Mayoral Departments - Operating Budget
Office of Police Accountability and Transparency - Operating Budget
Operations - Operating Budget
Operations - Capital Budget
People Operations - Operating Budget
Planning - Operating Budget
Planning - Capital Budget
Public Health - Operating Budget
Public Health - Capital Budget
Public Safety - Operating Budget
Public Safety - Capital Budget
Streets - Operating Budget
Streets - Capital Budget
Worker Empowerment - Operating Budget
Revenue Estimates and Analysis
Capital Budget - Plan Development and Investment Highlights
Capital Budget - Project Categories
Appendix A - Statutes and Ordinances Governing Boston's Budget
Office of Police Accountability and Transparency
Operations - Operating Budget
Operations - Capital Budget
Arts and Culture - Operating Budget
Arts and Culture - Capital Budget
Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
Education - Operating Budget
Education - Capital Budget
Environment, Energy, and Open Space - Operating Budget
Environment, Energy, and Open Space - Capital Budget
Human Services - Operating Budget
Human Services - Capital Budget
Public Health - Operating Budget
Public Health - Capital Budget
Housing - Operating Budget
Housing - Capital Budget
Information & Technology - Operating Budget
Information and Technology - Capital Budget
Public Safety - Operating Budget
Public Safety - Capital Budget
Streets - Operating Budget
Streets - Capital Budget
Planning - Operating Budget
Planning - Capital Budget
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Volume 2
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 1
Volume 2
Historical Budget Documents
Historical DocumentsAnnual Budget
Program Budget
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973/4
- 1974/5
- 1975/6
- 1976/7
- 1977/8 (and Supplement)
- FY1979
- 1979/80
- 1980/1
- 1981/2 (lacking)
- 1982/3
- 1983/4
- 1984/5
- FY1986 (and Summary)
- FY1987 (lacking)
- FY1988 (v.1&2, v.3)
- FY1989 (v.1, v.2)
- FY1990
- FY1991 v.1
- FY1992 (v.1, v.2)
- FY1993 (v.1, v.2, v.3, v.4, v.5)
- FY1994 (v.1, v.2, v.3, v.4, v.5)
- FY1995 (v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY1996 (v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY1997
- FY1998 (v.1, v.2)
- FY1999 (v.2, v.3, lacking v.1)
- FY2000 (recommended, adopted v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY2001 (v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY2002 (adopted v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY2003 (v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY2004 (adopted v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY2005 (adopted v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY2006 (adopted v.1, v.2, v.3)
- FY2007 (adopted v.1, v.2, v.3)