Atlanta's City Budget Is $33.3M in The Red

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Monday, December 16th, 2024

The City of Atlanta's finance department made a list and checked it twice. It found its checkbook $33.3 million short in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.

At the City Council's finance committee meeting on Wednesday, the Finance Department said the deficit stems from increased spending on public safety, employee pay raises, and other unexpected costs.

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