Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony in support of S. 346, a Resolve establishing a commission to study the funding of high-quality early education and care in Massachusetts. The bill before you seeks to address the systemic funding challenges that the early education and care sector faces.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony in support of S. 346, a Resolve establishing a commission to study the funding of high-quality early education and care in Massachusetts. The bill before you seeks to address the systemic funding challenges that the early education and care sector faces.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony in support of S. 346, a Resolve establishing a commission to study the funding of high-quality early education and care in Massachusetts. The bill before you seeks to address the systemic funding challenges that the early education and care sector faces.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony on behalf of the Massachusetts Budget andPolicy Center (MassBudget) in support of H.3123/S.1923: An Act relative to the repeal of the sales tax exemption for aircraft/An Act to repeal the sales tax exemption for aircraft. The bills under your consideration would end the current sales tax subsidy for private jets and other aircrafts. We urge the Committee to look critically at why the Commonwealth would take special pains to subsidize private jets and helicopters.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony in support of H.48, An Act Establishing a Massachusetts Baby Bonds Program. Baby Bonds programs are an effective way to close the racial wealth gap and expand economic opportunity for all Massachusetts residents. We also support H.1158/S.737, An Act to promote economic mobility through matched savings, which would help families to improve their financial stability.

MassBudget urges the Joint Committee on Revenue to report H.3073 and S.1957 and S.1975 out favorably. Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony in support of H.3073 and S.1957, An Act supporting families through enhanced tax credits and S.1975, An Act to reduce poverty by expanding the EITC and the child and family tax credit, which will reduce the financial burden on low-income families and make tax credits accessible to all income-eligible workers and families.

MassBudget urges the Joint Committee on Revenue to report H.3110 and S.2033 out favorably. This legislation would allow Massachusetts to collect corporate income tax revenue currently lost to abusive, international profit-shifting by large, multinational corporations. The result would generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually to address critical needs of communities throughout the Commonwealth.

MassBudget urges the Joint Committee on Revenue to report H.3056 and S.1937 out favorably. A real estate transfer fee can generate significant revenue that would allow communities to build vital affordable housing.

MassBudget urges the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government report S1447 out favorably. This legislation would allow cities and towns to place limits on extreme rent increases, improving housing stability as the Commonwealth faces a deep housing affordability crisis.

MassBudget's testimony to the Joint Committee on Education in support of An Act eliminating education funding inflation cap (SB345), An Act to fix the Chapter 70 inflation adjustment (SB388/HB678), An Act relative to Chapter 70 inflation relief (SB440), and An Act to ensure adequate and equitable funding for public education (SB400).