• tax relief October 4, 2023 2:11 pm

    ‘Today we delivered for Mass.' Healey signs off on major Mass. tax relief and reform bill

    Gov. Maura Healey signed off on major tax relief legislation Wednesday, a law that’s set to give tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents new tax credits. Healey’s office touted the $1 billion bill as “the first tax cuts in more than 20 years.” The bill signing was attended by many a large group of legislators including Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll,…

  • tax relief October 3, 2023 1:50 pm

    Healey to sign Mass. tax relief and reform bill Wednesday

    Taxpayers are about to get hundreds of millions of dollars in relief. Gov. Maura Healey’s office on Tuesday announced the governor will sign into law a wide-ranging tax relief package Massachusetts lawmakers sent her last week, punctuating more than a year and a half of deliberations that began under former Gov. Charlie Baker and became a centerpiece of Healey’s campaign....

  • tax relief September 29, 2023 1:23 pm

    ‘Essential' Mass. tax relief and reform awaits Healey's signature

    After nearly two years of fits and starts, a long-awaited Massachusetts tax relief and reform package made it to the governor’s desk Thursday after senators overwhelmingly approved the legislative agreement. The roughly $1 billion tax bill is among the most significant pieces of legislation to reach Gov. Maura Healey since she took office in January. The Arlington Democrat has been…

  • tax relief September 28, 2023 1:39 pm

    Massachusetts tax accord clears senate, headed to governor

    Senators overwhelmingly approved the long-awaited tax relief and reform agreement Thursday, putting the bill a handful of usually procedural votes away from Gov. Maura Healey’s desk. The Senate accepted the conference report on a 38-1 vote with Sen. Jamie Eldridge of Marlborough casting the lone vote of dissent. President Karen Spilka of Ashland voted “yes,” which can sometimes be...

  • tax relief September 27, 2023 4:49 pm

    Mass. tax relief package sails through House 155-1

    Representatives nearly unanimously embraced a compromise tax relief bill Wednesday, one day after the final contours of the long-awaited deal became clear. The House voted 155-1 to accept a conference committee report that would roll out a bevy of tax breaks, credits and reforms worth $561 million this year and more than $1 billion by fiscal year 2027. Rep. Mike…

  • Massachusetts June 13, 2023 10:24 am

    Senate president declares plans for Aug. 12-13 Mass. sales tax holiday

    Lawmakers intend to schedule this year’s mandatory sales tax holiday for the weekend of Aug. 12-13, Senate President Karen Spilka said Monday. With a Thursday deadline to set the dates approaching, Spilka told reporters the Legislature intends to select the second weekend in August to suspend the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax on most retail sales of less than $2,500….

  • tax relief June 8, 2023 6:56 pm

    Estate tax, housing credits headline $590M Mass. Senate tax relief

    Massachusetts Senate Democrats on Thursday advanced a long-awaited tax relief package, and both branches and the governor have now all rolled out proposals to cut costs for Massachusetts residents and make the state more competitive. But the Senate Ways and Means Committee’s plan to bring relief to taxpayers is close to half the long-term size of the measure their...

  • tax relief May 9, 2023 4:08 pm

    Mass. Senate Includes Tax Relief Reserve in $55.8B Budget

    Massachusetts Senate Democrats rolled out a $55.8 billion state budget bill Tuesday, leaving room for about $575 million in future investments in tax relief, which the Senate budget chief said will be hitting the chamber floor for debate soon. The Senate Ways and Means Committee’s fiscal 2024 spending plan weighs in at about $3.4 billion, or 6.5%, larger than the…

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