On January 28th, the Healey-Driscoll administration released its $63.36 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget proposal. The spending plan reflects an increase of $2.3 billion (3.8 percent) over the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and $668 million (1.1 percent) over the administration’s estimated FY 2026 spending level.
In total, Governor Healey’s budget includes $9.97 billion for Unrestricted General Government Aid (UGGA), Chapter 70 state aid for public schools, and other major K-12 education programs. This includes funding for these programs supported by the income surtax1 and it represents 15.7 percent of all spending in the administration’s plan for FY 2027. Funding for local aid and K-12 education is the second largest category of investment in the state budget, only behind spending on MassHealth.
