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Massachusetts Question 3: To Cut Sales Taxes in Half

By Charlie Deitz

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Massachusetts – Question Number Three on the Massachusetts ballot will ask voters to reduce the state sales tax from 6.25 percent to an even 3 percent. Proponents of the question say the state needs to cut taxes to stimulate growth while opposition groups worry that cuts will mean drastic reductions to state funded services. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Charlie Deitz reports on the measure