Nassour To Legislature: Enough is Enough
Boston, MA - The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following statement today criticizing the Democrat budget amendments that raise taxes on the people of Massachusetts.
MassGOP Chairman Jennifer Nassour said, "Families are struggling these days, and yet state government is still out of control. Last year, every Republican voted against an irresponsible Democrat budget that spent too much. With Republican leadership in the Massachusetts Legislature, we will restore fiscal discipline and relieve the crushing burden of high taxes on Massachusetts families."
"The Terrible 22" - 22 Budget Amendments That Raise Taxes On Massachusetts Families
Kocot, Peter V. (D-Northampton) - Has filed an amendment to add a 3% local option meals tax (Amendment #26)
Kocot, Peter V. (D-Northampton) - Has filed an amendment to add a 5% sales tax to services including email, Internet sales, online banking (Amendment #28)
Clark, Katherine M. (D-Melrose) - Has filed an amendment to add the "beer tax" (Amendment #131)
Bowles, Bill (D-Attleboro) - Has filed an amendment increasing the state room occupancy tax rate 1% and increasing the state meals tax 1% (Amendment #201)
Scaccia, Angelo M. (D-Boston) - Has filed an amendment to add a 1% meals tax (Amendment #225)
Scaccia, Angelo M. (D-Boston) - Has filed an amendment to add a 2% meals tax (Amendment #226)
Sanchez, Jeffrey (D-Boston) - Has filed an amendment that levies a 10% sales tax on non-nutritious foods collected monthly by the Department Of Revenue, an $8 per gallon sold levy on wholesale dealers, and 80 cent levies on powdered soft drinks and liquid soft drinks sold (Amendment #348)
Moran, Michael J. (D-Boston) - Has filed an amendment to tax non-profit organizations at a rate of 25% of the commercial real property rate (Amendment #413)
Hecht, Jonathan (D-Watertown) - Has filed an amendment that expands the definition of smokeless tobacco products, increases taxes on smoking tobacco at 90% of the wholesale price of tobacco products, and increases the tax rate on smokeless tobacco from 25% to 45% (Amendment #499)
Atkins, Cory (D-Concord) - Has filed an amendment to increase the sales tax on candy, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages (Amendment #521)
Khan, Kay (D-Newton) - Has filed an amendment to add a 5% tax on alcoholic beverages purchased from a liquor store (Amendment #534)
Wolf, Alice K. (D-Cambridge) - Has filed an amendment to increase the retail excise tax to 7% (Amendment # 561)
Malia, Elizabeth A. (D-Boston) - Has filed an amendment to eliminate the sales tax exemption on Alcohol (Amendment #584)
Patrick, Matthew (D-Falmouth) - Has filed an amendment to increase the income tax from 5.3% to 6.3% (Amendment #635)
Patrick, Matthew (D-Falmouth) - Has filed an amendment to increase the state sales tax to 6% (Amendment #639)
Brownsberger, William N. (D-Belmont) and Peisch, Alice H. (D-Wellesley) - Have filed amendments eliminating the exemption for gasoline and special fuels from the tax on sales of certain tangible and personal property (Amendment #659 and #835)
Khan, Kay (D-Newton) - Has filed an amendment to increase the gas tax by 29 cents to 50 cents per gallon (Amendment #676)
Balser, Ruth B. (D-Newton) - Has filed an amendment to allow local option 3% meals tax and up to a 6% rooms tax (Amendment #698)
Balser, Ruth B. (D-Newton) - Has filed an amendment to increase the state sales tax from 5% to 6% (Amendment #699)
Sciortino, Carl M., Jr. (D-Somerville) - Has filed an amendment to removes exemptions on classifications of corporations that will effectively require more businesses to be subject to the corporate excise tax of 10.5% (Amendment #712)
Sciortino, Carl M., Jr. (D-Somerville) - Has filed an amendment to increase the state sales tax by 2% (Amendment #717)
Walz, Martha M. (D-Boston) - Has filed an amendment that increases the state gas tax by 25 cents to 46 cents per gallon effective July 1, 2009. Pegs future increases to inflation. (Amendment #892)
Source: House Budget Site
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