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Panel urges voluntary tax checkoff to send donations to U.N. fund for least developed countries
Summary
Senate 19 22 would add a voluntary checkoff on Massachusetts income tax returns to let residents donate to the United Nations Least Developed Countries Fund or to qualifying nonprofits, proponents told the Joint Committee on Revenue.
Proponents of Senate 19 22 told the Joint Committee on Revenue that the bill would create a voluntary checkoff on Massachusetts personal income tax returns to allow donations to the United Nations Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) or to qualifying nonprofits that further the LDCF mission.
Keith Bergman, a Concord resident and former town manager with the Climate Reality Project Boston Metro chapter, told the committee the LDCF has supported projects that build resilience in the countries most affected by climate change and that a state checkoff would enable residents to…
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