Late last week the Senate completed its FY 2017 budget process. During three days of debate, the Senate added $61.4 million in new spending and 181 new policy sections to the budget proposal submitted by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (SWM)....

The Senate Ways and Means budget fares well when compared with the three fiscal criteria set out by the Foundation to analyze the FY 2017 budget. Sharing the fiscal approach adopted by the House and the Governor, this spending plan proposes...

The Foundation offers a preview of issues to watch in the Senate Ways and Means FY 2017 budget.

President Eileen McAnneny's Remarks at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

Chairman Thomas Samoluk's Remarks at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

This bulletin assesses the impact that recent tax collections may have on the state’s ability to end the year in balance and highlights some possible implications for FY 2017.

This week, the House completed its debate of the FY 2017 budget. Over the course of three days, the House added $59.5 million in new budget spending and 91 new policy sections to the budget plan released from the House Ways and Means Committee (HWM)...

When measured against three key metrics of a fiscally responsible spending plan, the House Ways and Means (HWM) budget get good grades. Similar to the Governor’s budget in several key respects, the HWM budget spends $70 million less.

The House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) is expected to release its budget on Wednesday, April 13th. This brief poses three important questions to consider when assessing how this proposal would impact the long-term fiscal health of Commonwealth....