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Giuliani Campaign Press Release - Just the Facts #2: Romney Raised Taxes in Massachusetts

October 09, 2007

ROMNEY RAISED TAXES IN MASSACHUSETTS

Between 2002 And 2006, Massachusetts State Tax Burden Rose 10.75% (U.S. Department Of Commerce Bureau Of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Information Systems, Downloadable Files Available At: http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/CA1-3fn.cfm, Accessed 8/14/07; U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/02staxrank.html, Accessed 8/15/07; U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/03staxrank.html, Accessed 8/15/07; U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/04staxrank.html, Accessed 8/15/07; U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/05staxrank.html, Accessed 8/15/07; U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/06staxrank.html, Accessed 8/15/07)

Romney Proposed Nearly $400 Million In Business Tax Increases. (Alex Bolton, "Romney's Tax Record Gets A Closer Look," The Hill, 3/27/07)

Romney's Health Care Plan Increased Taxes On Businesses. (Brett Amends, "For Romney, Reforms May Be Just What Doctor Ordered," Boston Herald, 4/6/06)

Romney Proposed Measure To "Prevent Massachusetts Employers From Benefiting Fully From The American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004, At A Cost To Companies Of $30 Million A Year." (Edward Mason, "Romney Targets $280M In 'Loopholes,'" Boston Business Journal, 12/31/04)

Romney Proposed $500 Million In Fee Increases. (Alexandra Marks, "States Collect More Taxes, Easing Fiscal Woes," Christian Science Monitor, 4/15/05)

Romney Failed To Deliver On Promise To Reduce Income Tax Rate.

Massachusetts Ballot Initiative From 2000, Which Was Passed With 60% Of Vote, Called To Reduce Income Tax Rate From 5.85% On "Wages And Salaries" To Flat 5% By 2003. ("State And Local," USA Today, 11/8/00)

The Gradual Reduction Of Income Tax Was Frozen At 5.3% In 2002. (Citizens For Limited Taxation, "April 15th And The Massachusetts Tax Burden," Press Release, 4/15/05, http://www.cltg.org/cltg/clt2005/05-04-14_nr.htm, Accessed 8/15/07)

Romney Urged For Complete Reduction To 5% As Was Called For By The 2000 Ballot Initiative But Failed. (Steve Marantz, "Gov Seizes On Revenue Rise," Boston Herald, 5/4/04)

Today, Income Tax Rate In Massachusetts Is Still 5.3%. (Federation of Tax Administrators Website, State Individual Income Taxes, http://www.taxadmin.org/FTA/rate/ind_inc.html, Accessed 8/15/07)

Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani Campaign Press Release - Just the Facts #2: Romney Raised Taxes in Massachusetts Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/295445

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