As the State of Bay Emergency land Bill hovers around $ 1 billion for another year, and Beacon hill looking forward to spending the development of the FY26 Budget, Massachusetts is to hit consumers A new tax.
A coincidence.
As the news at the state of the state, the sale or leasing of any cable box “can make more of the cable system with the ability to connect to the fitness services of today’s tax streaming.
They were released in 2008, when Dor issued a directive declaration “sales of cable television confoners” because they used the goods in the containers
Now, however, cable TV lost ground on streaming platforms and packages, and called Smart TVs that it simply surf a clicker.
Technological changes, TV and the way we look like it changed. But why do a tax tax due to sight habits? Converter boxes, top-top boxes and terminal system devices are similar, these are the programs we have accessed differently.
What does this cash grab, give consumers looking for a reason to cut the cable cord at the last reason to do so.
More and more consumers, fed up at high cable prices, have a split partner with cable. According to Nielsen’s variety of data, at 2024, only three cable networks averaged more than one million viewers of the main time, Fox News, ESNBC. They are also three cable networks to take care of an average audience over a million main viewers of 2023.
Streaming services are popular, and useful, and massachusetts that income. But those who want to add the state coffers as not to forget the fact that you can view streaming TV without cable. A Smart TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick or Apple TV sets consumers to subscribe to streaming TV selection services, such as Hulu, Youtube TV and more. There are many offers offered.
The State has given a Massachusettss Consumers to be a selection: pay a higher tax, or cable canal.
If they choose the last one, the tax will go with it.
But like any tax moves, there are caught beneath the tires. Old and low income income without smart TVs, fire sticks or any other high-tech options hit. Even if they cut their channel package to save money, however they hit new taxes.
For state leaders who planned to care for not rich, this is not a bad step.
Massachusetts lawmakers should regroup, and focus on cable taxes.
