Word: taxed
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Keverian has asked most members of the House leadership to back the tax package, and an aide to Cerasoli said other committee chairs who oppose the increases might resign as well...
...Cerasoli] thought it would be unfortunate to have the speaker judged simply on the fact that he could not persuade his chair to vote with him on the tax increase," said the aide. "He has set a standard that a number of others are going to have to consider...
...Joseph N. Hermann (D-North Andover), chair of the State Administration Committee, said the speaker did not ask him to step down if he chose not to vote for the tax hike, but said he would resign to preserve House leadership unity, if necessary...
...details of the tax package, expected to be reported out of the House Ways and Means Committee today and debated on the floor tomorrow, are still being worked out between Keverian, House Majority Leader Charles F. Flaherty (D-Cambridge) and the House Ways and Means staff, said committee member Joseph K. Mackey '74 (D-Somerville...
Mackey said that, as of last night the package calls for the sales tax to increasefrom 5 to 7 percent, the capital gains tax to risefrom 5 to 7.5 percent, a "sin" tax on alcohol andtobacco to go up and this year's gasoline tax tosuffer a six-cent increase, followed by a two-centincrease for the next two years...