2026 Indy budget | Here's how the city wants to spend $1.7B of your tax dollars

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett doesn’t step up to the City-County Council chamber microphone often. But on Monday, Aug. 11 in front of a packed room, he did, rolling out his 2026 budget . It's a massive taxpayer-funded blueprint for everything from public safety to road repairs.

The grand total comes to $1.7 billion, a $56 million increase from last year's budget . It comes at a time when city leaders call the spending plan "especially difficult" citing "financial pressures" in the next year stemming from a state property tax overhaul bill signed in April. Those changes are expected to slow revenue growth in the years ahead.

Hogsett told 13 News that while considering these cuts, he doesn't want to rush into any decisions that could negatively impact the city's income tax