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The next stage in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget begins today with the release of the House Ways and Means (HWM) committee’s budget proposal. Like Governor Baker’s proposal released in January, the HWM budget makes historic investments in K-12...

“I think that the proposal is balanced. It provides a lot of help to folks at the lower end of the income spectrum that have been most impacted by the pandemic,” Eileen McAnneny, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said during an...

That should change, though, according to the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which issued a brief Thursday in support of Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposal to alter the estate tax. “Massachusetts should change its estate state because we currently...

Massachusetts is one of just twelve states that applies an estate tax to the assets of deceased residents. Even among the dozen states with an estate tax, the Massachusetts version stands out due to its low threshold ($1 million) and its application...

“I think there will be significant economic consequences,” said Eileen McAnneny, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, in an interview. McAnneny and the foundation have been vocal opponents of the amendment, arguing there’s no...

“I think there will be significant economic consequences,” Eileen McAnneny, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, said in an interview. McAnneny and the foundation have been vocal opponents of the amendment, specifically arguing...

Governor Baker has put forward a $2.4 billion supplemental budget that uses $1.6 billion of the state’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 anticipated revenue surplus and several federal revenue sources to maintain and expand several COVID-19 related programs,...

The ballot initiative to impose an income surtax, commonly referred to as the millionaires tax or the fair share amendment, will finally be decided by voters this November. I hope we can put this ill-advised proposal to rest once and for all by...

A recent analysis from the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, a pro-business research group, showed Massachusetts’ gross state product would increase by $25 billion over five years if we were to close gaps in these key areas. According to the same...