Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday that she is “absolutely” pushing legislators to complete a tax relief package that was promised over a year ago in the two months remaining in the formal lawmaking season of 2023.
Legislative negotiators filed a compromise $56.2 billion annual state budget Sunday night, but House and Senate Democrats did not reach an agreement on tax relief.
A sizable majority of Massachusetts voters would prefer for Beacon Hill to deploy its budget surplus toward reducing taxes rather than increasing overall spending, according to a new poll.
Senate President Stanley Rosenberg on Wednesday implored the business community not to pursue a cut in the state sales tax on the 2018 ballot, arguing that it would further compromise the state’s fiscal health.
