#  Revenue Impact of a Proposition 2½ Tax Override 

 



The Field Lab partnered with the City of Boston to examine the potential revenue impacts of a Proposition 2½ tax override. The project supported the City’s efforts to understand how changes to property tax limits could affect municipal revenues.



 

 ### Project Partner

City of Boston  
David Sweeney, Chief Financial Officer



 

 ### Project Summary

Students worked with City staff to analyze potential revenue impacts associated with a Proposition 2½ tax override across different property types and taxpayers.



 

 ### Areas of Focus

The team examined potential revenue impacts of a Proposition 2½ override, distributional considerations across residents and businesses, and comparisons with similar measures in other jurisdictions. The analysis focused on examining potential revenue impacts and distributional considerations.



 

  

 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Boston ](/city/boston)
- [ MLD-412: Greater Boston Advanced Applied Field Lab ](/course/mld-412-greater-boston-advanced-applied-field-lab)
- [ Student Projects Library ](/page-type-library/student-projects-library)
- [ Fiscal, Operational and Budgetary Analysis ](/policy-areas/fiscal-operational-and-budgetary-analysis)
- [ 2017 ](/year/2017)