And we inherited a fiscal deficit of about $12 billion when I took office. The actions we took reduced that $12 billion to about $7 billion. The governor's commitment to the health and vitality of our city translated into a $1.6 billion commitment. that then reduced that 7 billion to 5.4 billion. Now in the preliminary budget, we had to reduce the 5.4 billion to zero to provide the legally required balanced budget. (24:14–24:22)
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