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Sep 27, 2023
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
The driver of all the disruption: a shift to remote work that took hold when COVID hit, but has quickly become a permanent change in how white-collar workers do their jobs. The report says the rate is now “settling” at about 30 percent of work being...
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
Sep 26, 2023
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
Doug Howgate, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said he was happy the negotiators included just about every element in both the House and Senate proposals, even if some were scaled back. “They really included...
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
Sep 26, 2023
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
“We’ve really been about 20 years since the last major tax relief," said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. "Your tax code can get out of whack with where your residents are and where you want to be." ...
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
Sep 26, 2023
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
The business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation opposed the change. It noted, however, that a recent analysis by the Department of Revenue suggested the impact would be limited because more couples would file separately on both their state and...
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
Sep 25, 2023
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
A related and revealing statistic: Economic output in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states fell below that of six big southern states (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas) in 2021, and the gap is only getting wider...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Sep 25, 2023
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
A new report paints a sobering picture of what the shift to remote and hybrid work could do to the city’s economy in the months and years ahead, given the reduction in foot traffic and spending seen in the downtown since the pandemic. “Urban...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS
Sep 15, 2023
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
“Massachusetts hasn’t really done tax relief in 20 years,” said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which this week released its latest report that insists the “package is paid for, affordable, and overdue.” “You...
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
Sep 13, 2023
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
A new report by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation points to huge post-pandemic jumps in state revenue before urging the Legislature to use the time left in the year to finally get their act together on tax cuts. According to the MTF, the...
BUDGET & TAXES > Taxes
Sep 07, 2023
“It’s something we have to do if we want to get what we can from these resources,” said Doug Howgate, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which is urging lawmakers to, among other things, use one-time resources that aren’t currently...
Sep 07, 2023
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation report estimates that Massachusetts could maximize how many federal dollars are sent to the Bay State through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Creating Helpful...