Word: taxed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After consulting with key Democratic lawmakers, House Speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett) yesterday said he would modify a controversial new state tax package before sending it to the floor for debate...
...effort to make the bill more acceptable to legislators, the Democratic leadership will now propose an increase in the state sales tax from 5 to 6 percent, Keverian said. The initial legislation called for a tax increase to 7 percent...
...bill's changes come in response to strong opposition from Massachusetts Democrats over the *** of the tax increases and Keverian's methods of gaining support for the bill...
...speaker has hailed the tax package, which was forwarded to the House by the Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, as a possible solution to the Bay State's fiscal crisis. Massachusetts' current budget deficit has been estimated at between $720 and $825 million...
Considerable opposition from both parties still exists to the revenue package, which contains a 50 percent increase in the capital gains tax and a 10 cent surcharge on gasoline prices for two years...