Revenue Budget

The FY27 Adopted Budget is supported by $4.9 billion in total revenue, an increase of $29 million, or 0.6%, over budgeted FY26 total revenue. (Prior to the authorization of supplemental FY26 revenue from Approp. Fund Balance in spring 2026, growth in FY27 totaled $99 million, or 2.1%.) The FY27 Adopted Budget includes $4.9 billion in recurring revenue and $40 million in non-recurring revenue. The City’s recurring revenue budget can be divided into four categories: Property Tax (73% of total revenue), State Aid (11%), Departmental Revenue (9%) and Excise (6%). Non-recurring revenue accounts for 1% of the City's total revenue budget.

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