Budget

Highlights of Gov. Inslee's proposed 2023–25 budget

Gov. Inslee’s 2023-25 operating, capital and transportation budgets prioritize investments in housing and homelessness, behavioral health, climate change, salmon protection and public safety.

Budget highlights

All budget & policy highlights [11MB]

Overview

Economic and revenue outlook

Balance sheet and timeline

Housing and homelessness

Human services, behavioral health - operating and capital

Education - operating and capital

Natural resources - operating and capital

Salmon

Climate

General government - operating and capital

Transportation

Employee compensation

Budget summary table - operating

Climate Commitment Act funds table

Policy briefs

Protecting access to reproductive care

Continued momentum, faster construction needed to tackle housing and homelessness crises

Expanding law enforcement training capacity

Saving Washington’s iconic salmon

Building and delivering Washington’s clean energy promises

Improving public safety by reducing gun violence

Budget charts and graphics

Chart comparing how bad unemployment got during various resessions. 2020 employment went far down real fast, but also recovered much quicker than recent recessions.

How job losses in 2020 compared with previous recessions

Chart showing the annual percentage change of real per-capita state revenue. The chart shows negative amounts 2008-2010, the positive amounts mostly since then. Change peaks in 2021, with 10%. Forecast slight drop over next couple of years.

How Washington's real per-capita state revenue has changed over time

Chart showing the growth of state-funded affordable housing since 2012, and forecast increase with this budget. Shows 7,400 new units during the 2023-25 biennium, and 26,600 units over the next four biennia

How Gov. Inslee's plan would increase the supply of affordable housing

Line chart showing compensations as a percent of the GF-S budget. The line peaks at 21% in 2008, and has decreased to 15% in 2022

How compensation as a percent of the budget has declined since 2008

Chart showing number of recruits starting training and new recruit waitlist per year at the law enforcement training academy. Both the number of recruits and the waitlist jumped markedly in 2022.

Law enforcement academy recruits and waitlist

Chart showing Gov. Inslee's budget is proposing adding 4,000 new preschool slots on top of the current 16,278

Proposed increase in number of preschool slots

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Last updated

Wednesday, December 14, 2022