Massachusetts voters decided Tuesday to eliminate the sales tax on alcohol, while keeping the Commonwealth’s sales tax at 6.25 percent and voting not to eliminate a law which allows developers to obtain one permit to build low and mixed-income housing.
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Mass. voters opt for cheaper booze, reject two other questions
Tags: alcohol tax, Decision 2010, Election Night
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Vote “No” to help Mass. Budget
Collegian columnist Zach Weishar believes that the sales tax on alcohol is necessary and voting yes will work for both the economy and the State’s funds.
Tags: alcohol tax, Decision 2010, Question 1, sate deficit
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Vote yes for tax removal on alcohol
Collegian columnist Matthew M. Robare thinks that sometimes alcohol is just a part of life – and that taxing it shouldn’t be.
Tags: alcohol tax, Decision 2010, Question 1
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Repeal Sales Tax on Alcohol? This Year, it’s Number One
On November 2, voters in Massachusetts will go to the polls and decide on three ballot initiatives, the first being to repeal the state sales tax on alcohol.
Tags: alcohol tax, Decision 2010, News 2 Know Elections, Question 1
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Massachusetts ballot questions: No, No and No
The Daily Collegian Editorial board feels strongly that Massachusetts residents need to vote against all three ballot questions on November 2. The questions deal with the state tax on alcohol, building laws for low- and moderate-income housing, and the state sales tax.
Tags: Affordable Housing Law, alcohol tax, ballot questions, sales tax, voting
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Repealing the alcohol tax: to do or not to do?
This election, Massachusetts voters will decide the fate of three ballot questions. Among them are questions pertaining to eliminating sales tax on alcohol, repealing a law which allows developers building low-income housing to obtain a single permit, and a third which would reduce the state’s sales tax to 3 percent starting in January.
Tags: alcohol tax, amherst, Ellen Story, Representative Story
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