Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.6 billion 2026 budget proposal won early praise from progressives and disdain from business interests when he unveiled it last week.

While he framed his pitch as the city withstanding the financial impact of President Donald Trump’s term while avoiding hits to middle-class taxpayers, it pushes off more lasting fiscal reforms that could save future taxpayers money, budget watchdogs say.

Though it’s likely to go through several tweaks in the weeks to come as Johnson runs a gantlet of aldermanic counter-proposals, here’s a look at his budget by the numbers.

New or improved taxes, hits to others

Johnson wants to close a significant part of city’s $1.19 billion 2026 deficit with “revenue enhancements.”

The largest is a 3 percentage point increase to the city

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