Word: newes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There is no question the [measure] will not serve to avoid the need for new revenue. There is still need for a tax package," Bulger said...
...cautioned, however, that new taxes would still be necessary...
Bulger cast the need for reductions in spending and new taxes along historical lines, noting that federal commitments to state aid had waned during the 1980s while state payments to cities and towns had climbed. State revenues that grew by double-digits earlier in the decade have trickled to less than 5 percent growth annually, he said...
...plan before the Senate "doesn't solve the problem. It's a prescription for new taxes," Locke said. "Democrats say it's a lack of revenues. Republicans say it's too much spending...
...proposal reported out by the Ways and Means Committee last week includes $105 million in cuts to specific state agencies and programs and $132 million in new non-tax revenues. It would save $16.5 million through overhauls in Medicaid and group insurance for state employees...