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Restore Massachusetts Sales Tax To 5 Percent, Citizens for Limited Taxation Says

Restore Massachusetts Sales Tax To 5 Percent, Citizens for Limited Taxation Says

Massachusetts legislators should roll back the state's sales tax to 5 percent, where it was for decades until the state Legislature increased it in 2009, an anti-tax group says. The state's sales tax is currently 6.25 percent, with a 0.75 percent local option that pushes it to 7 percent in some cities and towns.

Massachusetts legislators should roll back the state's sales tax to 5 percent, where it was for decades until the state Legislature increased it in 2009, an anti-tax group says. The state's sales tax is currently 6.25 percent, with a 0.75 percent local option that pushes it to 7 percent in some cities and towns.…