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6/7/2007
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As the Massachusetts Senate and House wrangle over the final budget numbers in conference committee, there is one clear loser: the state’s own savings account. | |
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6/12/2007
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A special commission appointed by the legislature and the Governor recommended closing one of the tax loopholes proposed earlier this year by Governor Patrick, and will continue to review other tax loopholes and ways to simplify or improve the corporate tax code. | |
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5/22/2007
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BOSTON—Business leaders from across the state are calling for closing of tax loopholes before the “Special Commission” studying Governor Patrick’s proposal to close tax loopholes at the State House. | |
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4/26/2007
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When Beacon Hill took up healthcare reform, DiMasi insisted business must share the cost of expanding coverage to the uninsured. He did it, he said, because it wasn't fair to force taxpayers to cover for employers who refused to cover medical costs for their employees. | |
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12/18/2007
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MASSPIRG praised the recommendations of the Special Commission on Corporate Taxes to close tax loopholes, and opposed attempts to link the reform to lowering of the overall corporate tax rate. | |
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11/15/2007
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10/03/2007
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Companies with immediate past histories of shoddy work and fraudulent practices still receive billions of dollars in federal contracts, according to a new report by the MASSPIRG Education Fund. | |
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07/13/2007
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Majority of U.S. Economy Now Stops Tax Shifting Between States, Compared to 29% in 2004; “Reform closes a thousand tax loopholes at once” | |
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05/07/2008
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Last night, the Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly voted, 31-6, to pass the Tax Fairness bill to close three corporate tax loopholes, preventing large multi state companies from avoiding over $400 million a year in state taxes. | |
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04/11/2008
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Last night, the Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted, 131-23, to pass the bill to close two corporate tax loopholes, preventing large multi state companies from avoiding over $400 million a year in state taxes. | |
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03/06/2008
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On March 3, 2008, an Appellate Tax Board, the state board responsible for interpreting Massachusetts tax laws, ruled in favor of closing the Telecom Loophole by allowing cities and towns to tax telephone poles and wires over public ways, a decision MASSPIRG is praising. | |