Mass. budget: Here's what's in the nearly $58 billion spending plan:
The Massachusetts House unveiled a nearly $58 billion state budget proposal ...
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Key FactsMassachusetts Budget Plan: Key Allocations and Challenges
Apr 11, 2024 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The Massachusetts budget proposal totals nearly $58 billion, relying on over $1 billion in one-time funds without broad-based tax increases.
- It allocates $500 million for the emergency shelter system, which is only half of the amount needed to sustain operations.
- Funding for public schools remains stable at $6.9 billion, with an additional $37 million, yet the revised funding formula inadequately addresses inflation.
- The plan proposes using $1.3 billion from the millionaires tax to support public education and transit services.
We’re gonna blow well past that original commitment.— State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the House budget chair, regarding school funding.
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