Pioneer seeks to increase pubic awareness of the risks associated with raising taxes and increasing government regulations at a time when businesses across the Commonwealth are really struggling as a result of the COVID pandemic.
PIONEER OPPORTUNITY POLICY AREAS
Pioneer Report Spotlights Decade-long Building Boom in Massachusetts Construction Industry
In the lead-up to the COVID-19 crisis, the Massachusetts construction industry enjoyed a boom in select subsectors, though employment numbers had yet to recover from the setbacks of the Great Recession, according to a new report from Pioneer Institute that draws data from the MassEconomix web tool.
Pioneer Institute Expects That Massachusetts Taxpayers Will Be Refunded $3.2B Due To State Revenue Cap
Pioneer Institute projects that the state will refund approximately $3.2 billion to taxpayers due to a state law sponsored by Citizens for Limited Taxation and voted on by taxpayers in 1986 that caps the amount of revenue the state can collect in any given year.
COVID-19 INTERACTIVE TOOLS
Take an interactive look at how COVID-related economic shutdowns are affecting jobs and lives across Massachusetts – updated weekly.
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