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Questions continue to swirl around millionaire tax

cSPA estimates there were 21,000 state taxpayers in 2019 — the last year for which they had complete data — with incomes of more than $1 million, amounting to 0.6% of all households. Yet, these households earned 22% of all taxable income in Massachusetts.

Our Opinion: Lawmakers should fix millionaires tax

Evan Horowitz, executive director of The Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, described the secretary of state’s proposed exemption as reasonable while noting that it would not impact many residents.

How to ensure affordable housing in Massachusetts

“A Right to Rental Assistance in Massachusetts: How Policy Change Can Advance Equitable Housing” prepared by the cSPA, estimates that at least 240,000 more eligible households could be served by this program with increased funding of $3.2b annually.