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December 16 2009
MTF Forecast: Limited Revenue Growth in Fiscal 2011; Large Structural Deficit Remains [2]
State tax revenues for fiscal 2011 will total $18.953 billion, a $674 million increase over the fiscal 2010 revised benchmark, according to a new forecast today by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.
MTF President Michael J. Widmer, who presented the forecast at the annual consensus revenue hearing, said, "Even with this revenue growth, the state faces an estimated $3 billion structural deficit in fiscal 2011."
Full Publication (PDF) [3]
October 9 2009
MTF Forecast: Fiscal 2010 Revenues $600 Million below Consensus [4]
President Michael J. Widmer presented MTF's revised fiscal 2010 revenue forecast to the Senate and House Ways and Means Committee.
Full Publication (PDF) [5]
May 5 2009
New Revenue Forecast [6]
State tax revenues likely to collapse an unprecedented $3.1 billion from fiscal 2008, according to a new revenue forecast released today by the Foundation.
Full Publication (PDF) [7]
December 15 2008
MTF Forecast: Dramatic Drop in Revenues in Fiscal 2009 and 2010 [8]
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) [9]
December 2007
MTF Revenue Forecast: Reasonable Growth in 2008 but Small Rise in 2009 [10]
Tax revenues will grow somewhat better than expected in fiscal 2008 but increase only marginally in 2009, according to a forecast released today by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.

Full Publication (PDF) [11]
January 2007
MTF Forecast: Sharp Slowdown in Growth of Tax Revenues [12]
Tax revenues will grow much more slowly in 2007 and 2008 than they did the past two years, according to a forecast released today by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.

Full Publication (PDF) [13]
December 2005
MTF Forecast: Slowing Revenue Growth in 2006 and 2007 [14]
Tax revenues will increase roughly five percent per year in 2006 and 2007-down from the almost seven percent average pace of the last two years-as the state's workforce continues to expand at less than half the national rate, according to a forecast released today by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.

Full Publication (PDF) [15]
January 2003
MTF Forecast: Revenue Shortfall in 2003, Weak Growth in 2004 [16]
Because of the continuing weakness of the state and national economy -- and the uncertainty about future economic growth -- state tax revenues will fall short in fiscal 2003 and grow at an anemic pace in 2004, according to a forecast presented by MTF to members of the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees at their annual revenue hearing.

Full Publication (PDF) [17]
March 2002
MTF Forecast: Flat Revenues in 2003 Following $1.8 Billion Decline in 2002 [18]
After plummeting more than $1.8 billion in fiscal 2002, state tax revenues will remain flat in 2003 as gains from a projected mild recovery are offset by the impact of prior tax cuts, according to a forecast presented by MTF to members of the House and Senate Ways and Means Committees at their annual revenue hearing.
Full Publication (PDF) [19]
September 2001
Budget Stalemate, Declining Revenues Pose Serious Risks [20]
MTF warns that the state could face a $900 million revenue shortfall in 2002 if the trend of declining revenues in the first two months of the fiscal year continues. At the same time, not only is legislative approval of the fiscal 2002 budget woefully overdue, both the House and Senate version of this year's spending plan are out of balance even before factoring in the latest bad revenue news.
Full Publication (PDF) [21]

Links:
[1] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/revenue
[2] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/revenue/20091216/mtf_forecast_limited_revenue_growth_fiscal_2011_large_s
[3] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Revenue Forecast.pdf
[4] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_2010/20091009/mtf_forecast_fiscal_2010_revenues_600_million_be
[5] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/revenue forecast with header_oct_09.pdf
[6] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_2010/20090505/new_revenue_forecast
[7] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/revenue forecast.PDF
[8] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_2010/20081215/mtf_forecast_dramatic_drop_revenues_fiscal_2009_
[9] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/Economic forecast.pdf
[10] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_2009/20071201/mtf_revenue_forecast_reasonable_growth_2008_smal
[11] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF Revenue Forcast 08 and 09 News Release.pdf
[12] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_2008/20070101/mtf_forecast_sharp_slowdown_growth_tax_revenues
[13] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF Revenue Forecast 07 and 08 Bulletin.pdf
[14] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_pre2008/20051201/mtf_forecast_slowing_revenue_growth_2006_and_
[15] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF Revenue Forecast 06 and 07 Bulletin.pdf
[16] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/revenue/20030101/mtf_forecast_revenue_shortfall_2003_weak_growth_2004
[17] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF Revenue Forecast 03 and 04 Bulletin.pdf
[18] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/revenue/20020301/mtf_forecast_flat_revenues_2003_following_18_billion_de
[19] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF Revenue Forecast 02 and 03 Bulletin.pdf
[20] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/public_finance/budget/fy_pre2008/20010901/budget_stalemate_declining_revenues_pose_seri
[21] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/files/MTF 2002 Revenue Shortfall News Release.pdf
[22] http://www.masstaxpayers.org/publications/10?page=1