Politics & Government
Proposed Candy Tax In Massachusetts Appears Unlikely After House Speaker's Comments
Healey's budget proposed changing state law so that candy is no longer considered an "essential" food like fruit, meats and vegetables.
March 28, 2025
It doesn't look like Gov. Maura Healey's proposal to remove the sales tax exemption from candy purchases in Massachusetts will be supported by fellow Democrats on Beacon Hill.
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According to the State House News Service, House Speaker Ron Mariano suggested at a pharmaceutical conference on Wednesday that the House will not be adopting that measure in Healey's $62 billion budget plan. He also expressed concerns about a proposed tax on prescription drugs and applying tobacco taxes to synthetic nicotine pouches.
"The interesting thing is for some of them, we have a history, and it's not good. We've never supported, I know at least twice we've voted down the sugar tax, so you can extrapolate from that," the speaker said.
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