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...Edward Lashman, secretary of finance and administration, said at a public hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee Friday that if the legislature does not pass a tax package soon, the administration will use some of the $1.2 billion in local aid to be paid to cities and towns in June to close the remaining deficit...
...have no choice but to make cuts if we do not have sufficient revenue," Lashman said...
Several legislators at the hearing said they considered Lashman's remarks an attempt to pressure the House into adopting a new tax package. Despite several efforts by House Speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett), the legislature has repeatedly balked at passing a tax increase...
...said tax cuts up to $700 million resulted in the state taking on much of the burden for these programs itself. Despite additional cuts in aid to health and welfare programs, however, the state budget is still over $150 billion off balance, Lashman said...
...Lashman testified that the state budget as drafted by the state House of Representatives drastically cuts local aid. The projected budget for cities throughout Massachusetts is $34 million lower than the current budget, he said...