TaxesFinding
Massachusetts should cut its income tax rate from 5% to 4%.
Massachusetts taxes most income at a flat 5%, plus a 4% surtax on income over about $1 million. A November 2026 ballot question would lower the base rate to 4%.
Maura Healey
No. Understand if that ballot question goes through and is approved, that's going to be a huge cut to our budget.
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