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.
The Coop
& Condo Tax Break Is About to Expire,
Renewing the
Existing Bill Will Cost the City Millions in Unintended
Benefits
May 17, 2012; IBO Weblo Post
Budget Options for New York City
April 27, 2012; Report,
80 pages
Bearing the Cost of Early Intervention Services:
Recent Changes Not Likely to Shift Much Spending
From City & State to Private Insurers
April 19, 2012; Fiscal
Brief,
12 pages
Making the Grade? Assessing School Progress Reports'
Measurement of Annual
Academic Achievement
April 12, 2012; Schools
Brief,
12 pages
Analysis of the Mayor's Preliminary Budget for 2013
March 29, 2012; Report,
53 pages
Statistical
Profile of Schools on DOE's 2012 Closure List with Revision
February 8, 2012; Tables,
15 pages pdf
Understanding the Budget: A Guide to the Capital Budget
February 5, 2010;
Budget Guide, 16 pages
Understanding New York City's Budget: A Guide
October
28, 2009; Guide, 16
pages
