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Dukakis Predicts Tax Compromise
Reaction on Beacon Hill was mixed yesterday after Gov. Michael S. Dukakis said that he is confident the House will forge a compromise on a new tax package before Christmas.
Dukakis' statement came in the wake of an announcement by Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard A. Voke (D-Chelsea) that the committee will not develop a replacement for Friday's ill-fated tax bill.
The tax package, along with several other fiscal crisis solutions, was discussed privately last week by state Democratic leaders including Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, Keverian, Bulger, Flaherty and Richard A. Voke (D-Chelsea), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, during a meeting called by the Senate president.
Dukakis has repeatedly asked the legislature to consider new taxes as a solution to the state's budget woes.