Slicing The Pies – A Meeting With Budget Director Matthew Brown

Balancing DC’s Budget is far from simple, but Budget Director Matthew Brown illustrated how it could be most easily understood at our recent Speaker Series. Speaking of money,

Of course, we are talking about pie charts, specifically the DC Budget chart that adds up to over $11 billion. How does one jurisdiction handle a number like that? DC’s Budget Director Matthew Brown gave the facts to our members at our March Speaker Series.

In short, trying to digest a massive Budget for 2017 at face value is nearly impossible. Instead, as Mr. Brown pointed out, it’s better to look at the Budget as a single dollar, which is then allocated to various public functions, agencies and initiatives.

We would like to extend our thanks to Matthew Brown for taking time out of his busy schedule to talk shop with our members.