We’ve called out Mayor Michelle Wu for sticking Bostonians with an ever-increasing bill to cover the White Stadium overhaul, but she deserves credit for giving taxpayers a break with her recent Northeastern University negotiations.

Her administration brokered a five-year deal with Northeastern in which one of Boston’s biggest tax-exempt nonprofits will contribute higher voluntary PILOT payments to the city.

Northeastern will up its annual contribution under the city’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, to total more than $49 million in cash and community benefits over a five-year period set to expire on June 30, 2030.

Northeastern’s annual cash payment to the city will increase incrementally by 36.8%, from $1.9 million in fiscal year 2025 to $2.6 million in FY30. The university has also

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