October 6, 2008 - 07:48

Question 1 success could cut agency budgets by 70 percent, report says

If Question 1, the controversial ballot measure that would abolish the state income tax, were to succeed in November, state agencies could face budget cuts of more than 70 percent according to a report to be released Monday, the Boston Globe reports.

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation is publishing the report. It says that the ballot measure could cost the state $12.5 billion, which would cause significant budget cuts in the State Police, district attorney offices, courts, prisons, state parks, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, mental health services and environmental programs.

"It would be devastating," Michael Widmer, the president of the foundation, told the Globe. "It would hurt our economy both short and long term in a huge way."

The Committee For Small Government, the group behind Question 1, disputed the 70 percent number.

"Only funny math can come up with that number," Carla Howell, the chairwoman of the committee, told the Globe.

Howell estimated that number to be closer to 27 percent.

Stay tuned for more on the report later Monday.

Jeremy P. Jacobs is a PolitickerMA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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