Publications

  • December 31 2008
    FY 2009 Budget Summary [1]

    The attached budget summary shows fiscal 2009 spending after the Governor's first round of "9C' cuts of $708 million and a savings of $100 million by extending from 2023 to 2025 the funding of the state's unfunded pension liabilities.  With these reductions, fiscal 2009 spending increased by 1.6 percent over 2008.

    Full Publication (PDF) [2]
  • December 15 2008
    MTF Forecast: Dramatic Drop in Revenues in Fiscal 2009 and 2010 [3]
    The global economic recession will lead to a large decline in state tax revenues in fiscal 2009 and 2010, according to a forecast released today by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.
    Full Publication (PDF) [4]
  • December 10 2008
    Foundation Testimony before the Special Municipal Relief Commission [5]
    The cities and towns of Massachusetts are facing a relentless fiscal squeeze in which year after year costs are growing faster than revenues for almost all communities.
    Full Publication (PDF) [6]
  • December 2008
    In Appreciation [7]
    We are deeply saddened by the passing of Kevin Harrington, one of Massachusetts' foremost political leaders of the past half century and a member of the Foundation's Executive Committee since 1987. Mr. Harrington was first elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1958 and served as Senate President from 1970 to 1978, but his larger imprint on Massachusetts government and politics extended way beyond the years in the Senate. A lover of history and politics and a teacher by nature, Mr. Harrington had a deep commitment to public service and respect for the institutions of democratic government while also displaying great skills and relish at the world of hard-nosed politics. As a member of the Executive Committee for two decades, Mr. Harrington helped guide the Foundation while explaining to business leaders the ways of Massachusetts government and politics. The Commonwealth and the Foundation are deeply indebted to him.
  • November 2008
    Municipal Financial Data: 38th Edition [8]

    Driven by the global economic problems and the state's fiscal crisis, cities and towns are about to enter another period of cutbacks and serious retrenchment.

    Full Publication (PDF) [9]
  • October 20 2008
    Economic Impacts of Eliminating the Massachusetts State Income Tax [10]

    This report was prepared by: Global Insight, Inc.

    Sponsored by:

    Associated Industries of Massachusetts
    Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
    Massachusetts Business Roundtable
    Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

     

    Full Publication (PDF) [11]
  • October 15 2008
    Question 1 Proponents Inflate State Spending [12]
    In order to try to minimize the enormous consequences of Question 1, the proponents argue incorrectly that total state spending is $47 billion when, as the Foundation has shown, the correct number is approximately $31.8 billion.
    Full Publication (PDF) [13]
  • October 2008
    Foundation Releases Major Report on Wide-Ranging Consequences of Question 1 to Repeal the Income Tax [14]
    Download Press Release [15]
    Full Publication (PDF) [16]
  • September 21 2008
    Find Another Way to Send a Message [17]
    An upcoming analysis by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation shows that if one were to preserve the 2008 level of spending for Medicaid, health reform, state aid to municipalities, and debt service, then one would have to eliminate every other program of state government - from prisons, courts, and State Police to funding for higher education and the elaborate network of services for the elderly
    Full Publication (PDF) [18]
  • September 17 2008
    Draft Regulations on use of Civilian Flaggers [19]
    In testimony this week MTF applauded the administration's draft regulations to use civilian flaggers at public construction sites, calling the three-tiered system a "careful balance between public safety and public expenditures" and urged that these regulations be adopted.
    Full Publication (PDF) [20]
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[1] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_2009/20081231/fy_2009_budget_summary
[2] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/BudSumm_update_12_30_08.pdf
[3] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_2010/20081215/mtf_forecast_dramatic_drop_revenues_fiscal_2009_
[4] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Economic forecast.pdf
[5] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/health_care/20081210/foundation_testimony_special_municipal_relief_commission
[6] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Special Municipal Relief Commission.pdf
[7] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/20081201/in_appreciation
[8] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/municipal/20081101/municipal_financial_data_38th_edition
[9] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF_MFD_38thEd.pdf
[10] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/taxes/income_tax/20081020/economic_impacts_eliminating_massachusetts_sta
[11] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/tmp_345_10-20-2008_15837_.pdf
[12] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/taxes/income_tax/20081015/question_1_proponents_inflate_state_spending
[13] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Question 1 Proponents Inflate State Spending.pdf
[14] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/taxes/income_tax/20081001/foundation_releases_major_report_wideranging_c
[15] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Question 1_press_release.pdf
[16] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF_Question1_Analysis.pdf
[17] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/taxes/income_tax/20080921/find_another_way_send_a_message
[18] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Find another way to send a message.pdf
[19] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/transportation/20080917/draft_regulations_use_civilian_flaggers
[20] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Police details testimony 9-15-08.pdf
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