State rep warns of multi-billion-dollar shortfall; local aid expected to be level-funded
State Representative Thomas Stanley told the Hanscom Area Towns Committee that a draft fiscal plan assumes about a $5 billion deficit, with local aid and Chapter 70 education funding held level-funded; he said unemployment and uncertain federal aid will complicate recovery.
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State Representative Thomas Stanley told the Hanscom Area Towns Committee on Sept. 17 that Massachusetts faces a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall and that preliminary plans are assuming roughly a $5 billion deficit for the fiscal year.
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