Description: St. Botolph Realty Trust paid back real estate taxes on property co-owned by William Bulger, who denies he is connected to the trust. Paul Garrity comments on probable links not being admitted.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/02/1989
Description: Lobbyists address Senate Ways and Means Committee pro and con on new taxes and state of the Mass. economy. James Braude, Barbara Anderson, Richard Manley, Howard Foley.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/11/1989
Description: Ira Stepanian appears before appellate tax board to explain Bank of Boston's record of not paying state taxes on its international branches.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/21/1989
Description: Senate grapples with supplemental budget to meet current fiscal year deficit. An income tax surtax is considered. William Bulger, Patricia McGovern, Edward Lashman, Michael Dukakis.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/04/1989
Description: Task force on state fiscal crisis recommends increased sales tax with broader base, and gasoline tax dedicated to infrastructure improvement.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/18/1989
Description: Cable tv companies protest proposed 5% state tax, which they will pass on to consumers. Samples of programming from Continental Cablevision. MTV logo.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/12/1989
Description: Examination of revenue raising options: regressive vs. progressive taxes according to Barbara Anderson and Jim Braude.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/30/1989
Description: Explainer on the arguments about state tax increases and the change in per capita burden over the last 12 years.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1989
Description: House Ways and Means sends temporary income tax increase to full House for debate. Reps. Voke, Poirier, McGee, Keverian, Pierce, Sen. Bulger.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/06/1989
Description: Committee chairs Rep. John Flood, William Galvin, Joseph Herman vote against temporary income tax increase rather than go along with House leadership.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/10/1989