Whenever left-wing authoritarian lawmakers see one of their tax hikes defeated, it’s a reason for Massachusetts taxpayers to celebrate.

Tuesday’s win to defeat out of state interests trying to impose Rank Choice Voting in Massachusetts is a great win, but the MassFiscal team is not letting that significant win overshadow the looming tax fight that is about to begin.

Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance made the following statement today in response to Speaker Bob DeLeo’s $46 billion-dollar state budget, which calls for a half billion dollar increase in spending over Governor Baker’s mid-October budget proposal.