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Menino seeks $60m spending increase

By Andrew Ryan

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 10, 2012

Mayor Thomas M. Menino will unveil a $2.4 billion budget on Wednesday that would boost city spending by 2.5 percent, an increase that essentially keeps pace with rising costs. The proposal represents an incremental improvement from the current budget and marks the second consecutive year since the recession that city workers have not faced widespread layoffs. Menino is not expected to announce major new initiates when he formally presents his spending plan to the City Council.

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