A day after unveiling her $55.5 billion state budget, Gov. Maura Healey was on the road talking it up to the business community. She made a pitch for the spending plan Thursday morning to 800 members of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
she proposed earlier this week, would help to stop the exodus of workers from the state. Since the pandemic, more than 110,000 people have left Massachusetts to find work in states with a lower cost of living, according to Internal Revenue Service data obtained byIt's a trend that has officials and business leaders worried about the state's long-term economic health.
"No one is going to compete harder as your governor than me. I promise you," Healey told Chamber of Commerce members.The Massachusetts High Technology Council issued asaying Healey's budget proposal"includes several positive elements," but added"rehabilitating Massachusetts' declining business climate will require far more significant steps.
"Many individuals are hearing from other states saying, 'you know, you can live a different life in our state,'"said Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce President Jim Rooney."So we have to fine tune our game.""The House will take a look at it next and we'll work with them as we have every budget year and then the Senate, advocating for things that we support within the governor's budget," he said.
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