NEWS RELEASE
Media Contact for the Chamber:
Erin Murphy
, 617.557.7324
February 22, 2007
Chamber Releases Statement on Business Tax Proposal
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF POSSIBLE BUSINESS TAX INCREASES OF $295 MILLION IN ’08 AND $500 MILLION in ’09
BY PAUL GUZZI, CEO OF THE GREATER
BOSTON
CHAMBER
“Imposing business tax increases is wrong for the people of
Massachusetts
. We have increased corporate taxes by more than $800 million annually over the past four years, while competitor states are working to make their corporate tax structures more competitive --- and we’re down 140,000 jobs since 2001. We need to create a climate in which employers can create jobs here in
Massachusetts
– not inflict further damage to our economy.”