In fiscal year 2025, money generated by Boston building permits fell below the budgeted amount by nearly $10 million
Building permit revenue is how much money the city brings in from building permit fees each year. Boston's budgeted amount for those fees is set to drop this fiscal year and next.
A grouped column chart showing the budgeted money generated by building permits (in light blue) and the actual money generated by building permits (in darker blue) in Boston from fiscal years 2010 through 2025 (there are also budgeted figures for fiscal years 2026 and 2027).