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Dec 15, 2020
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2022
MTF expects tax revenues to increase by $1.54 billion to $29.73 billion in FY 2022, a $1.54 billion or 5.5 percent increase from the most recent FY 2021 projection of $28.19 billion. The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation FY 2022 forecast is $1.68...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2022
Oct 07, 2020
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021
MTF’s President Eileen McAnneny said, “while our revised tax revenue forecast has improved since MTF’s April projection, the improvement is due largely to unprecedented levels of federal financial assistance.  Numerous headwinds could slow the...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021
May 28, 2020
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021
MTF recently downgraded its FY 2021 tax revenue forecast to a loss of $6 billion, representing a nearly 20 percent decline from the $31.15 billion consensus benchmark. At 20 percent, the revised forecast places Massachusetts towards the...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021
May 15, 2020
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021
FY 2021 tax revenues are projected to fall by $6 billion or 19.3 percent from the January 2020 benchmark. Massive layoffs push the unemployment rate to nearly 22 percent in Q4 FY 2020, causing withholding taxes to decline by $1.9 billion. Shutting...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021
Apr 16, 2020
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021
MTF has revised its FY 2021 tax revenue forecast to include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We project a decline of $4.4 billion or 14.1% from the January 2020 benchmark. The forecast assumes new virus cases peak in April, abate in June, and...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2021