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Meet the new Philly budget. Same as the old budget. Sean Collins Walsh, The Philadelphia Inquirer © MONICA HERNDON / Staff Photograp Protesters with Reclaim Philadelphia stage a sit-in at Mayor Jim Kenney s office earlier this month. City Councilmember Allan Domb wanted Philadelphia to overhaul its tax structure. Instead, lawmakers are set to approve a minuscule wage tax cut. Councilmember Kendra Brooks voted against last year’s budget, saying examples of police brutality like the killing of George Floyd “called into question whether the [Police Department’s] budget is justified.” This year’s budget actually increases police spending. And Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez wanted Philadelphia to “change course to avoid going back to an unfair ‘normal,’ ” in part by redesigning the way health and human services agencies work with nonprofit service providers and community organizations. Instead, the budget for the fiscal year starting Jul

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