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Maura Healey on Tax Reform

 

 


Trump tax cuts are going devastate so many people

[On GOP tax cuts]: "I mean, I don't know how much worse it needs to get," Healey told reporters. "The $4.5 trillion tax cuts proposed by House Republicans are going to devastate--are going to devastate so many people, are going to wipe out so many programs, and are going to have a far-reaching impact, not just on the people who are going to lose their health care, who are going to lose their food programs, their housing."
Source: Berkshire Eagle on 2026 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race , Feb 26, 2025

Defends tax cut as imperative; cuts $375M from budget

A day after trimming $375 million from the state budget, Healey said she has no regrets about signing a billion-dollar tax cut package into law. "Not at all," Healey said. "I mean, the tax cut was absolutely, in my view, imperative. It was imperative to make this state more affordable for people." Healey informed state lawmakers of the spending cuts, describing them as a necessary move with tax collections for this fiscal year now projected to land $1 billion lower than originally anticipated.
Source: WGBH News on 2026 Massachusetts Gubernatorial race , Jan 9, 2024

Secured the state’s first tax cuts in more than 20 years

[On the 2023 "tax package" which included over $500 million in tax cuts for the middle class and working families, but also over $300 million in tax cuts for corporations and wealthy families]: "We are thrilled to deliver on our promise to pass tax cuts that will result in real savings for the people of Massachusetts, including the country's largest child and family tax credit that will go back in the pockets of parents and caregivers. Everywhere we go, we hear about how people are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living. This tax package delivers savings for those who need it most, while making long overdue changes that will better allow Massachusetts to compete with other states," said Governor Healey. "We're grateful for the partnership of Speaker Mariano, Senate President Spilka and the Legislature for seeing this through and securing the state's first tax cuts in more than 20 years."
Source: Massachusetts Governor press release (2026 race): "Tax Cuts" , Oct 4, 2023

Other governors on Tax Reform: Maura Healey on other issues:
MA Gubernatorial:
Ben Downing
Danielle Allen
Geoff Diehl
Mike Kennealy
Sonia Chang-Diaz
MA Senatorial:
Ed Markey
Elizabeth Warren
John Deaton
Seth Moulton
Shiva Ayyadurai

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