Spilka, Wu end tax meeting without ‘consensus,’ senator says

Spilka, Wu end tax meeting without ‘consensus,’ senator says

A summit between Senate President Karen Spilka, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston senators, and the business community to discuss a controversial tax proposal from the mayor apparently ended without “consensus,” according to one local lawmaker present at the meeting. After months of inaction by the Senate on a plan that would shift more of the city’s … Read more

Boston Mayor Wu’s commercial tax rate plan will backfire on residents, business leaders say

Boston Mayor Wu’s commercial tax rate plan will backfire on residents, business leaders say

Business leaders warned that the mayor’s plan to raise commercial tax rates will backfire by further depressing that struggling sector’s property values and leaving homeowners on the hook for much higher taxes down the road.  Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more

Don’t strangle Boston’s golden goose, Chamber president tells Mayor

Don’t strangle Boston’s golden goose, Chamber president tells Mayor

Taking more from commercial property owners, according to Chamber President and CEO Jim Rooney, would further stifle an already struggling commercial real estate landscape still unrecovered from the pandemic. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each … Read more

Healey targets life sciences, climate tech, AI in eco dev bill

Healey targets life sciences, climate tech, AI in eco dev bill

A wide-ranging economic development bill Gov. Maura Healey plans to file this week will reauthorize a life sciences investment initiative, fund a similar program for the climate tech sector, and create a new “Applied AI Hub,” the first-term Democrat said Tuesday. Speaking at a forum hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Healey pitched … Read more