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Apr 14, 2020
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Apr 14, 2020
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Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation President Eileen McAnneny said the state could see a decline of billions of dollars in revenue and massive layoffs as high as 570,000 that could push the unemployment rate to nearly 18%.
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Apr 14, 2020
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Apr 14, 2020
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MTF revised its FY 2021 tax revenue forecast and presented its findings at the April 14 Virtual Roundtable Discussion on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Commonwealth's Fiscal Health and Economy, hosted by the Senate and House Chairs of Ways & Means and the Secretary of Administration &…
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Apr 01, 2020
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Apr 01, 2020
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“Simply stated, COVID-19 is a Cat 5 hurricane hitting global economies simultaneously,” MTF wrote in its analysis. “The initial impacts are staggering -- to people and families, first responders, health care professionals, employers and employees, and the world’s economy. The scale and duration of…
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Apr 01, 2020
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Apr 01, 2020
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The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation estimated the revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year will be between $300 million and $500 million, while the Center for State Policy Analysis pegged it at between $500 million and $750 million. Both organizations said the shortfall could exceed $2…
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Mar 31, 2020
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Mar 31, 2020
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Massachusetts is facing scrutiny on two fronts as public markets collapse and pressure on government pensions for its nearly 300,000 public employees and retirees and budgets rise. The commonwealth’s credit rating could take the real hit in all of this. The Boston Globe reports “the business-backed…
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Mar 29, 2020
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Mar 29, 2020
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"The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency that is causing a public finance emergency in Massachusetts,"said a new analysis of the state's fiscal outlook by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation published Monday. The analysis found that $3.6 billion of the estimated $30.3 billion the…
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Mar 29, 2020
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Mar 29, 2020
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The analysis by the center is similar to a report released March 17 by the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. The foundation analysis estimated a lower revenue falloff — $300 million to $500 million – in the current fiscal year. But it estimated a similar impact — $2 billion to $3…
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Mar 29, 2020
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Mar 29, 2020
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This preliminary report addresses some of the economic impacts from the most recent data and explores issues that will shape the scale and duration of this global pandemic. While this report is focused primarily on the national economic impacts, Massachusetts-specific information is included when…
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Mar 26, 2020
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Mar 26, 2020
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Senate President Karen Spilka, and Speaker Robert DeLeo announced the corresponding change for the state tax filing deadline on March 27, 2020.The policy change impacts the Commonwealth of Massachusetts very differently than the federal government and will…
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Mar 16, 2020
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Mar 16, 2020
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BOSTON – On March 10, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and has ordered sweeping measures to slow the outbreak.
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