Speaker Robert A. DeLeo says he has been meeting with House members to see where they stand on various tax hike proposals.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff/File)
DeLeo 'open-minded' on sales tax
Speaker rules out income tax hike
Speaker Robert A. DeLeo says he has been meeting with House members to see where they stand on various tax hike proposals.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff/File)
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said yesterday that he is "open-minded" about raising the Massachusetts sales tax to help the state cope with a historic economic downturn, a sign that representatives will seriously entertain at least a one-cent hike in the sales tax in an upcoming budget debate. (Full article: 927 words)
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