MA Tax Hike 2025: You Need to Know Before It’s Too Late, IT IS MASSIVE
Governor Maura Healey’s new tax proposal is moving fast, and it could hit your wallet hard. Her “local option tax hike” bill is being heard today on Beacon Hill, and lawmakers need to hear from everyday citizens before it’s too late.
Under this plan, cities and towns across Massachusetts would gain sweeping new power to raise local taxes. Here’s what’s on the table:
🍽️ Meals Tax Jump: Local meals taxes could rise by more than 30%, from 0.75% to 1%.
🏨 Lodging Tax Spike: Hotel stays could see rates as high as 7% (7.5% in Boston).
🚗 Car Excise Explosion: A new 5% surcharge on your vehicle excise bill—tripling what you pay now. If your car is worth $15,000, your tax could jump from $375 to $1,125 a year.
At a time when families are already struggling with inflation, energy bills, and housing costs, this plan adds even more pressure. Instead of finding ways to cut waste or re-prioritize spending, the Governor’s approach pushes the burden down to local taxpayers - YOU.
Despite record-breaking state spending, local aid to cities and towns hasn’t increased, leaving some communities scrambling to pay for basic services.
This tax hike doesn’t fix the problem, it just shifts it. Working families, seniors on fixed incomes, and small businesses, and tourists to MA, will all feel the pinch.
It’s time to make your voice heard before this becomes law. Lawmakers need to know that Massachusetts taxpayers have had enough.
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