The $252 billion proposal represents the largest spending plan of Hochul’s tenure and includes a pledge to modestly decrease the tax rate on households making under $323,200 a year. She has also proposed an expansion of a child tax credit for those with children under 4 years old.

Enacted in 2021 and set to expire at the end of 2027, Hochul’s budget would extend it five years through 2032. Hochul’s executive budget will form the basis of negotiations with the state Legislature ahead of an April 1 deadline.

In her executive budget, Hochul is calling for a five-year extension of tax rates for the state’s highest earners.

Kathy Hochul’s executive budget plan estimates large increases in the state Medicaid program, a measure that some fiscal watchdogs say is not sustainable. Hochul’s $252 billion budget proposal, released on Tuesday,