BOSTON — A new state commission aimed at improving Massachusetts’ competitiveness met for the first time on Wednesday, as business leaders press Beacon Hill for relief from taxes and regulations they say are driving employers out of state.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the Massachusetts Competitiveness Council inaugural meeting, Gov. Maura Healey said the new panel will come up with recommendations to ensure the state’s economic engine is “firing on all cylinders, and winning the best jobs, investments, startups, companies and talent.”
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