Operating Budget

The FY25 Recommended Operating Budget totals $4.64 billion and represents an increase of $344 million, or 8.0%, over FY24. The recommended version reflects the initial budget submitted to the City Council on April 10, 2024. The City's budget is planned and built on the program level for each department. This dataset contains expense categories of appropriations to each department and program from the City's General Fund for the year starting July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025.

For more information on the City of Boston Budget please see the interactive web application at budget.boston.gov. For more detail on key terms, please see the Glossary of Terms here: https://www.boston.gov/departments/budget/glossary-terms.