BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick is urging lawmakers to adopt his proposal to raise taxes by nearly $2 billion dollars to pay for improvements in education and transportation.
Patrick testified at a public hearing Friday that the money is needed to ensure the state’s economic prosperity, in part by giving students access to early education and affordable college.
Patrick’s proposal would hike the state income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent, while lowering the sales tax from 6.25 to 4.5 percent.
Patrick said simply raising the state gas tax by a modest amount wouldn’t bring in enough dollars to create what he called a 21st century transportation system while also paying for his education plan.
On Wednesday, House Speaker Robert DeLeo called for a much smaller tax package, saying he wants to address needs while avoiding economic damage.
lowering the sales tax won’t help if you increase the income tax because i wont have any money to buy anything to pay sales tax on!
realy!!!!! why don’t you put a freeze on your paycheck or better yet,take a pay-cut!,maybe then we can afford to better our children’s future’s!!
Just another way to screw the working class!!! Cut all the Gov staff and the Governors pay as well
The way I see it is… If you’re not planning on lowering the income tax rate, then leave the tax rates alone. Why tax hard workers even more? The only people gaining from this purposed tax plan, are those that collect a monthly government check. They are pretty much getting a 1.75% monthly bonus!
Governor’s an *******.
What a useless **** he is… Tax me more so he can give it to the lazy POS’s that collect a check. Eff him!!!
I think he fell and hit his head. He knows this is it and wants a balanced Budjet so he can land a nice cushion job in the White House. Time to get real and Vote the hole clan out on their butts. Can’t afford food and fuel now. Get real ASAP.
He should,we should all wait and see where O takes us…right now it doesn’t look good…….one slip and there goes shool aid……..road repair………I would wait and see…………tooo many grey areas…..
Taxachusetts
Of course taxachussetts as usually rip the people off and they wonder why people our moving out of this state
Deval is “wicked” & delusional.
Deval is so “wicked” & delusional.