Issue Position: Holding the Line on Taxes

Issue Position

In the last 8 years, Beacon Hill Democrats have passed 10 tax increases on the taxpayers of Massachusetts. Most recently, Representative Lombardo opposed implementing a graduated income taxrate. The Massachusetts votes have rejected a graduated income tax 5 times and in 2000, voted to reduce the income tax to 5%.

Lombardo strongly opposed a 2013 tax package that raised taxes $800M. Included in the package was a first of a kind Technology tax which would directly harm Billerica businesses. Representative Lombardo utilized his background in technology to lead the repeal of this tax.

Included in the same tax package was an increase in the gas tax and an even more alarming "automatic increase" each year without a vote of the Legislature. Marc took to the House floor and branded the measure the "to Infinity and Beyond tax." Representative Lombardo joined in the successful ballot initiative effort to repeal the automatic increase on the gas tax.

Representative Lombardo supports reducing the meals, sales, and income tax to 5%.

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