Montgomery County will see revenues drop by $854 million if current fiscal projections hold true for the next six years.

Analysts with the Montgomery County Council said the root cause of this grim fiscal outlook stems from federal policies and their impacts on immigration, the federal workforce and tariffs.

That’s all according to Gene Smith, deputy director of Budget and Policy with the Montgomery County Council, who delivered the bad news during Tuesday’s council session.

While Smith said the picture for fiscal year 2026 is “on track,” he noted that the long-term outlook is “more concerning.”

Smith told the county council that in prior years, the revision estimates in December showed an increase in expected revenues: $225 million in fiscal year 2024 and $132 million in fiscal year 2

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