州众议院委员会删去希莉汽油税暂缓计划，共和党州长候选人批其为"政治噱头"
马萨诸塞州众议院一个委员会近日把州长莫拉·希莉提出的临时暂停汽油税计划从补充预算案中删除，众议院定于周三就该预算案进行辩论和投票，之后将送交州参议院审议。据7NEWS报道，共和党州长候选人迈克·米诺格称，这个汽油税减免方案最初就是由他提出的，他表示自己若当选州长，将在油价超过每加仑4美元时随时暂停征收汽油税，并通过根除浪费、欺诈和腐败来弥补收入，最终目标是彻底取消汽油税。
米诺格在一份声明中批评道："正如预测的那样，这就是一场政治噱头。拿辛勤工作的马萨诸塞家庭玩这种可悲的游戏毫无意义——希莉的新闻发布会和作秀式新闻稿根本付不起账单。
"希莉方面此前曾为暂停汽油税的提议举行新闻发布会造势。补充预算案的最终版本将决定这一临时减税措施能否落地，而汽油价格与生活成本已成为本届州长选战的核心议题之一。
House Committee Strips Healey's Gas Tax Holiday From Budget Bill; Republican Governor Candidate Calls It a "Political Gimmick"
A Massachusetts House committee has removed Governor Maura Healey's proposed temporary suspension of the gas tax from a supplemental budget bill; the House is set to debate and vote on the budget on Wednesday before it goes to the Senate. According to 7NEWS, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue said the gas tax relief idea was originally his, and that if elected governor he would suspend the gas tax whenever prices exceed $4 a gallon, offset the revenue by rooting out waste, fraud and corruption, and ultimately aim to abolish the gas tax entirely.
In a statement, Minogue criticized: "As predicted, this was a political gimmick. Playing this pathetic game with hardworking Massachusetts families makes no sense — Healey's press conferences and staged press releases don't pay the bills." Healey's side had earlier held a press conference to promote the proposed gas tax suspension.
The final version of the supplemental budget will decide whether the temporary tax cut happens, while gas prices and the cost of living have become core issues in this year's governor's race.
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