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June 19, 2018

‘Millionaire tax' blocked from Massachusetts ballot

  • The proposed constitutional amendment would have imposed a surtax of 4 percent on any portion of an individual's annual income that exceeds $1 million.
    • By BOB SALSBERG
    Associated Press

    BOSTON — Massachusetts' highest court on Monday struck down a proposed “millionaire tax” ballot question, blocking it from going before state voters in November and ending advocates' hopes for generating some $2 billion in additional revenue for education and transportation.

    The Supreme Judicial Court, in a 5-2 ruling, said the initiative petition should not have been certified by Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey because it violated the “relatedness” clause of the state constitution that prohibits ballot questions from mingling unrelated subjects — in this case, taxing and spending.


     
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