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Jan 30, 2013
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2014
The Foundation’s analysis of the Governor’s tax proposal shows that the elimination of the personal income tax exemptions and the additional corporate taxes account for most of the $1.9 billion in new revenues. The analysis also summarizes the 44...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2014
Dec 20, 2012
HEALTH CARE
Over the last eight months, the state’s OPEB Commission has done an enormous amount of good work in addressing the unaffordable costs of retiree health care facing the state and municipalities.
HEALTH CARE
Dec 13, 2012
PUBLIC FINANCE > Municipal
Municipal revenues and expenditures grew by just 2.7 percent to $22.6 billion in fiscal 2012, leaving Massachusetts cities and towns in the midst of a three-year slowdown that is unprecedented in the Proposition 2 ½ era, according to the...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Municipal
Dec 11, 2012
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2014
Fiscal 2014 tax revenues will grow by $835 million, or 3.9 percent, to $22.37 billion, according to a new forecast released today by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. “While fiscal 2014 shows an improving revenue picture, we are still a long...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2014
Nov 15, 2012
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2013
The Foundation’s latest report, State Tax Expenditures: Less Than Meets The Eye, examines the state’s annual estimate of “tax expenditures,” or the amount of revenue the state foregoes because of exceptions to tax laws. While commonly thought of as...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2013
Sep 10, 2012
HEALTH CARE
MTF participates in D.C. forum on business role in Massachusetts health reform; new report highlights business involvement.
HEALTH CARE
Jul 30, 2012
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2013
In the attached table, the Foundation summarizes and contrasts the 2013 final budget passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor with spending for fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
PUBLIC FINANCE > Budget > FY 2013
Jul 11, 2012
HEALTH CARE
The Foundation’s latest release, issued jointly with The Boston Foundation and Metropolitan Area Planning Council, summarizes the enormous success of the state’s municipal health insurance law on the one-year anniversary of its passage by the...
HEALTH CARE
May 30, 2012
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
While tax expenditures are commonly thought of as tax breaks given to specific businesses or industries, they actually represent a much broader set of tax policies that benefit every resident of the state. Tax expenditures include all exemptions from...
PUBLIC FINANCE > Taxes
May 24, 2012
HEALTH CARE
Implementation of the 2011 municipal health reform law is vastly surpassing expectations as 102 Massachusetts communities have negotiated agreements with employees that will generate $117 million in first year savings, according to a new analysis...
HEALTH CARE