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Philadelphia City Council approves new budget after rejecting tax proposals

The city of Philadelphia officially has a 7 point 1 billion dollar budget in place for the fiscal year starting July 1st.

Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the spending plan Thursday afternoon, just a few hours after it was passed by city council.

WHYY's Tom MacDonald reports it does NOT include fees or taxes the mayor proposed to help specialty projects.

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