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Witness supports tax checkoff to aid least developed countries fund
Summary
A testifier told the Joint Committee on Revenue that H 3037 would add a tax return checkoff enabling Massachusetts taxpayers to donate to the Least Developed Countries Fund, with administration by the World Bank and eligibility vetted by Oxfam; the witness said the bill has been repeatedly filed and refined by counsel.
A testifier speaking in support of H 3037 described the bill as a modification to the state income tax "checkoff" system that would permit taxpayers to contribute to a Least Developed Countries Fund intended to address environmental challenges in 17 countries identified as least developed.
The witness said the…
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