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"Using a similar approach, Tufts University’s Center for State Policy Analysis recently estimated that the proposed surtax would generate only $1.3 billion in 2023."

A more recent report from the Tufts University Center for State Policy Analysis used data from the IRS and state to estimate how much would be raised by the tax if it went into effect next year. The number they came up with was $1.3b

“My sense in this case is that it is not particularly likely, but it is not impossible,” Horowitz said of the possibility of the legislature intervening.

"Horowitz said he thinks the Baker administration should have used the funds to incentivize workers to go back to work by providing social services like childcare or reentry programs for people who have retired."

"But Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, said the proposal is 'deeply misguided' and 'designed the wrong way.' 'It’s both the wrong goal and the wrong way to achieve that goal,'"

Evan Horowitz discusses a proposal to suspend the state's gas tax.

"According to a study by the Tufts University Center for State Policy Analysis, the amendment is expected to raise roughly $1.3 billion next year if it passes."

"A recent report by Tufts University’s Center for State Policy Analysis suggested revenue generated by the proposed surtax would be much less because some wealthy individuals would leave the state instead of paying it."

Evan Horowitz talks about the spike in gas prices, and what it means for the state economy