Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-66
OTH 66
Reducing the Income Tax
Messrs. Tarr, O'Connor and Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following new section:-
“SECTION__. Chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking Section 4(b) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Section 4(b) “Part B taxable income shall be taxed at the rate of 5.3 per cent for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2002; provided however that Part B taxable income shall be taxed at:
- 5.0 per cent for the tax year beginning on January 1, 2017;
SECTION__. The provisions of section __ will take effect on December 31, 2016.”