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Apr 14, 2022
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Apr 14, 2022
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This MTF policy call will provide a comprehensive overview of the FY 2023 House Ways & Means budget proposal. We will look at new spending and policy initiatives to be considered by the House, assess the status of Governor Baker’s tax relief proposal, and consider how the bill fits into the…
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Apr 13, 2022
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Apr 13, 2022
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The next stage in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget begins today with the release of the House Ways and Means (HWM) committee’s budget proposal. Like Governor Baker’s proposal released in January, the HWM budget makes historic investments in K-12 education, while continuing to build the…
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Feb 28, 2022
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Feb 28, 2022
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Governor Baker has put forward a $2.4 billion supplemental budget that uses $1.6 billion of the state’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 anticipated revenue surplus and several federal revenue sources to maintain and expand several COVID-19 related programs, cover ongoing public costs and increase funding for…
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Jan 27, 2022
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Jan 27, 2022
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Please join us for our first virtual policy call of the New Year! Doug Howgate will provide a timely and comprehensive presentation on Governor Baker’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal and answer any questions you may have with respect to it. You’ll also receive a brief preview of the fiscal…
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Jan 26, 2022
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Jan 26, 2022
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Governor Baker’s Budget – Five Things to Know
Among the many elements in Governor Baker’s budget, several proposals and assumptions stand out as being particularly notable. Each of these items will play a significant role in the budget process in the months ahead.
The Governor’s…
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Jan 14, 2022
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Jan 14, 2022
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Budget leaders from the House, Senate, and Administration have agreed on $36.9 billion as the consensus tax revenue figure for the fiscal year 2023 budget. Budget makers expect tax revenues to grow by $967 million (2.7 percent) over estimated FY 2022 collections of $35.95 billion. FY 2022 tax…
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Jan 05, 2022
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Jan 05, 2022
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According to an analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, much of the spending will be for healthcare at $946 million, housing at $624 million, infrastructure at $414 million, education at $389 million and economic development at $267 million. An additional $500 million was pumped into…
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Dec 21, 2021
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Dec 21, 2021
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Massachusetts experienced a startling $4.5 billion surge in tax revenues in FY 2021 representing 15 percent growth in the midst of the pandemic. MTF projects that FY 2022 revenue growth will remain strong, reaching $37.2 billion or $2.9 billion above the current benchmark. What makes this even more…
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Dec 17, 2021
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Dec 17, 2021
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“The net difference between where we thought we were going to be and where we are is literally billions of dollars,” said Doug Howgate, executive vice president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. Howgate said early in the pandemic, policymakers were looking back at the 2008 recession…
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Dec 16, 2021
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Dec 16, 2021
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Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation executive vice president Doug Howgate said the number of earmarks in this item is not normal, but also not unheard of, especially in an arts, culture and tourism-related item. Earmarked items had been kept separately in the House and Senate version of the ARPA…
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