The Healey-Driscoll administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal tops $62 billion, increasing spending over the FY 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) by $4.3 billion (7.4 percent) and over the administration’s estimated spending level by $1.8 billion (2.1 percent). The $62.07 billion spending plan includes $1.95 billion of surtax-supported investments obligated to education and transportation.

The administration’s budget includes $1.62 billion in direct appropriations for transportation, including investments for the Department of Transportation (MassDOT), the MBTA, 15 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs), municipalities, and the Merit Rating Board. This funding level represents an increase over the FY 2025 GAA of $310 million (24 percent) and represents 2.6 percent of total line-item spending.