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Massachusetts State Tax Collections Rose 7.1% Last Fiscal Year

MASSACHUSETTS, AUG 9 – Massachusetts’ $2 billion surplus comes mainly from the millionaires tax surtax, which funds education and transportation, despite a 7.1% drop in corporate tax revenue, officials said.

Summary by Boston Herald
Amid months of hand-wringing about the state’s financial footing, Massachusetts ended the most recent budget cycle with tax collections that just about matched the official forecast for modest growth. Tax collections from all sources totaled $43.708 billion in fiscal 2025, a 7.1% increase over fiscal year 2024 and 5.1% more than the benchmark, the Department of Revenue announced Friday. That was driven by growth in the income surtax, capital gai…

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Boston Globe broke the news in Boston, United States on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
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