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‘Millionaire tax’ will tie their hands on policy, group warns lawmakers

‘Millionaire tax’ will tie their hands on policy, group warns lawmakers

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STATE HOUSE — Ahead of a potential vote on the proposal, the Massachusetts High Technology Council warned Wednesday that a proposed 4 percent surtax on incomes over $1 million would "severely limit legislative and citizen power to set and amend tax policy in response to economic conditions." The House and Senate meet together at 1 p.m. for a Constitutional Convention where a citizens' initiative (H 3933) is on the agenda behind nine other proposed legislative amendments to the state's constitut

STATE HOUSE — Ahead of a potential vote on the proposal, the Massachusetts High Technology Council warned Wednesday that a proposed 4 percent surtax on incomes over $1 million would "severely limit legislative and citizen power to set and amend tax policy in response to economic conditions." The House and Senate meet together at 1 p.m. for a Constitutional Convention where a citizens' initiative (H 3933) is on the agenda behind nine other proposed legislative amendments to the state's constitut…