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Advocates ask for state tax check‑off to fund environmental work in least developed countries
Summary
Chris Gregory testified in support of H.3037, a proposal to add a tax return check‑off to benefit a least‑developed‑countries environmental fund administered through Oxfam and the World Bank; he said the mechanism has been before the committee multiple times and is intended to streamline contributions.
Chris Gregory told the Joint Committee on Revenue that House 3037 would add a voluntary check‑off on Massachusetts income tax returns to allow taxpayers to contribute to a fund supporting environmental work in the 17 least developed countries.
"This is a fairly straightforward bill in that it allows a dues, a check off from the, from the, income tax return, to be contributed to a least developed countries fund," Gregory said. He described existing administration arrangements in which Oxfam oversees selection criteria and the World Bank holds the funds; he said the arrangement has worked without reported problems but involves substantial administrative checks.
Gregory said the provision has been filed previously and that the current bill includes language developed with senate counsel to align with the state's existing tax check‑off mechanisms. He said the proposal is the fifth iteration of the concept and that it had been favorably reported by this committee in prior sessions. No formal action was taken at the hearing.
