Agenda

Lowering Taxes on Businesses and Individuals

• Reduction of state sales and personal income tax rates to 5%
• Reduction of state corporate income tax rate — currently 4th highest in the nation — to 5% Massachusetts collects an unusually large share of revenue through corporate taxes.
• Setting a more consistent and less onerous tax code
• Exchanging corporate welfare for lower tax rates across the board

Once-in-a-Lifetime Growth Opportunities Through I-93 Interchange Project

• Supporting the most important economic development and construction project for our region during the last three decades, creating thousands of new, permanent jobs
• Securing state resources to expedite interchange construction
• Mediating community concerns to ensure communication and cooperation

Holding the Line on State Spending

• Budgeting responsibly and spending within our means
• Truly prioritizing our needs and implementing fiscal discipline
• Auditing expenditures to provide clarity and to identify opportunities for savings
• Meaningful Pension Reform that meets obligations and addresses long-term solvency
• Meaningful Healthcare Reform that tackles major cost-drivers

Supporting Community Priorities

• Fighting for local aid distributions, which support education & public safety
• Finding healthcare cost-savings for cities & towns
• Improving our regional transportation infrastructure
• Reform of costly unfunded mandates