Today (Jan 28, 2026), Governor Maura Healey released her proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 2027).
This proposal starts the FY 2027 budget cycle and outlines the governor’s plan to spend over $62.8 billion, including $2.7 billion in Fair Share surtax spending, a nearly 4 percent increase over FY 2026.
The governor’s FY 2027 proposal was filed alongside a supplemental budget proposal for the current fiscal year (FY 2026) with recommended uses for the $1.15 billion in additional one-time Fair Share spending.
Statement from Viviana Abreu-Hernandez, Ph.D., MassBudget President
“The Commonwealth continues to benefit greatly from the Fair Share surtax. The governor’s FY 2027 budget proposal shows that due to the Fair Share revenue, the state can continue to invest in education and transportation services, programs, and infrastructure.
We are pleased to see that the budget proposal, with support from the Fair Share, continues to fund operational grants for child care providers, free buses through the Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) across the state, and free school meals for all Massachusetts children to name a few. The proposal also supports the final year of the Student Opportunity Act. We are also glad to see funding to support new vouchers through the state’s rental voucher program.
While the governor’s proposed budget calls for critical investments in education and transportation, there are areas where it falls short. The proposal does not adequately fund upstream housing programs that prevent displacement of residents at risk of eviction or foreclosure. Keeping families and individuals stably housed and having a solid commitment to housing affordability should always be a state priority, both in terms of spending and revenues.
Continue reading the statement -> https://massbudget.org/2026/01/28/massbudget-statement-on-governor-healeys-fy-2027-budget-proposal/
For additional analysis of the FY 2027 state budget as released ->
