In its annual analysis of state spending, MTF reports that soaring expectations are creating a demand for a combination of major spending increases and large tax cuts that cannot be sustained in the long term. The report recognizes the Legislature...

This in-depth analysis of the Commonwealth's capital finances finds that the growing pressure on the capital budget has reached a crisis stage. The report warns that unless Massachusetts takes a series of steps to direct more of the state's resources...

Despite the state's progress in reducing the overall burden of property taxes in the years since Proposition 2½ was adopted, Massachusetts businesses continue to pay a disproportionate share of the local property tax bill, according to this in-depth...

This study, one of a series comparing the Commonwealth's taxes and business costs with other states, finds that Massachusetts ranks higher than the national average for personal income and corporate income taxes, and lower than average for sales and...