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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and overview of the FY 2026 executive budget
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Jacques Jiha, Director of NYC Mayor's Office of Management and Budget, presents the FY 2026 executive budget to the city council. He outlines a balanced budget of $115.1 billion with manageable outyear gaps and record-level reserves.
- Budget is shaped by four elements: strong economy, significant savings, targeted investments, and fiscal discipline
- Reserves remain at a record level of $8.5 billion
- Outyear gaps range from $4.6 billion to $5.8 billion for fiscal years 2027-2029
Jacques Jiha
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Good morning speaker Adams, chair Brennan, and members of the finance committee and city council.
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Thank you for the opportunity to testify here today about the fiscal year twenty twenty six executive budget.
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I'm Jacques Chichaja, and I'm the director of the New York City mayor's office of management and budget.
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I'm joined by OMB first deputy director Ken Gardner and senior deputy directors Tara Ward and Latanya McKinney.
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The fiscal year twenty twenty six executive budget is balanced at a hundred and $15,100,000,000 with manageable hourly gaps of $4,600,000,000, 5 point 8 billion dollars, and $5,700,000,000 in fiscal year twenty seven through twenty nine.
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Our budget reserves remain at a record level of 8 and a half billion dollars.
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4 fundamental elements shape the executive budget.
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A strong economy, significant savings, sound and targeted investments, and fiscal discipline.