Coronavirus Philadelphia: Mayor Jim Kenney To Release Proposed Budget On Friday

Matt Petrillo reports.

OUR OVERALL TESTING CAPACITY.REPORTER: NATASHA BROWN FORCBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".WE ARE NOW LESS THAN ONEDAY FROM PHILADELPHIA MAYORJIM KENNEY RELEASING HISPROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX SHORTFALL OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONSARE EXPECT WITT THANKS TO THEPANDEMIC."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO HAS THE STOREFRIDAY CENTER CITY.REPORTER: FILL MAYOR JIMKENNEY ALREADY RELEASED ABUDGET LAST MONTH BUT WITH THEPANDEMIC GOING ON BUSINESSESBEING SHUT AND LACK OF TAXREVENUE COLLECTED, HEESSENTIALLY HAD TO START ALLOVER AGAIN.COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WORKINGHARD TOO.WELL GUESS WHAT THETAXPAYERS DON'T HAVE MUCH INTHEIR POCKET.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIACOUNCIL MEMBERS HELD AN ONLINE ROUND TABLE WITHCONSTITUENTS THURSDAY MORNINGTO DISCUSS THE FINANCIALCHALLENGES LOOMING OVER THECITY.IT ISING TO GO MAKE CUTSCAN WE DO CUTS WITHOUT LAYINGOFF AND FURLOUGHING PERSONNEL.REPORTER: PHILADELPHIA'SPROJECTED TAX SHORT FALL STANDBETWEEN 340 MILLION TO$650 MILLION, THROUGHJUNE 2021, ACCORD TO GO AREPORT RELEASED THIS WEEK BYTHE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE WHICHOVERSEES CITY SPENDING.THERE NEEDS TO BE A REALINSPECTION IN TERMS OF HOWCITIES FINANCES ARE OFF.REPORTER: WE'RE A DAY AWAYFROM THE MAYOR PRESENTING HISBUDGET BUT "EYEWITNESS NEWS"LEARNED SOME DETAILS FROMSOURCES.CITY WILL SEE 370.4MILLION-DOLLAR IN REDUCTIONS,AND A HIRING FREEZE, EXCEPTFOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES, AREDUCTIONS OF PART-TIME ANDTEMPORARY EMPLOYEES, CITY WILLBE LOOKING FOR A LOT OF ONETIME COST REDUCTIONS LIKEPOSSIBLY NOT HOSTING THEJULY 4TH WELCOME AMERICAFESTIVAL THIS YEAR.ONLY INFORMATION THAT WE COULDCONFIRM FROM THE MAYORTHURSDAY WAS POLICE AND FIREUNION MEMBERS WILL LIKELY NOTSEE PAY CUTS.THEY ARE FACING THIS VIRUSEVERY DAY, SIMILAR TO WHATDOCTORS AND NURSES ANDHOSPITAL PERSONNEL ARE AND WEFELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO PAYTHEM.REPORTER: MAYOR'S EXPECT TO