The House passed the Boston property tax relief bill in order to give the City the flexibility it needed to avoid double-digit residential tax increases," House Ways & Means Committee Chairperson Aaron Michlewitz said.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s controversial plan to hike commercial tax rates is dead, according to damning comments made Monday night by Senate President Karen Spilka.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to temporarily increase commercial property taxes has failed after months of debate between lawmakers and business groups.