Mayor Johnson joined ABC7 Tuesday to talk about the budget.
"Ninety-seven percent of businesses will not be impacted by this revenue stream," Johnson said. "In fact, only three percent of businesses will be impacted. And here is what those dollars are going toward: It is going to ensure that we provide mental and behavioral resources for our first responders, it is going to provide resources for domestic violence survivors, it is going to fund youth employment, which we have seen the greatest influx of receiving jobs over the summer and it is going to fund our CVI program, it's our Community Violence Intervention workers."
A City Council committee will begin its annual departmental review of the Chicago City Budget Tuesday.
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The meeting will focus on budget and finance. The annual departmental reviews run through November 14.
Some aldermen have pushed back on some of the mayor's proposals. On the negotiations for the budget, Johnson said, "What I am not going to concede on is the safety of the people of Chicago. We have made incredible strides, the fewest amount of homicides in the three months in the summer, we can't go backward. We have to go forward and that's what this budget does."
When asked about the lawsuit the city filed against President Donald Trump over federal grant funding, Johnson said, "Every single lawsuit that we have filed against the Trump administration, we have won. This lawsuit is part of a larger group. Eight other cities are joining us. And here is the thing, we are talking about withholding grants or he is talking about withholding grants that allow for us in the event of an emergency to be able to get equipment to people to make sure that our first responders have the resources that they need."